HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Speed cameras won’t be all that picky

Written May 11th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

There is good news for Albany drivers worried about the photo radar or speed cameras that will be installed soon at two intersections, including one on North Albany Road.


Land division for 80 townhomes approved

Written May 10th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

The City of Albany’s Community Development Department today approved a tentative land division for 80 townhomes in North Albany. The 7.4-acre site was originally planned for 22 single-family houses.


What’s being built: Just check the sign

Written May 9th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

At construction sites in the Albany area, passersby often want to know what’s being built. At the corner of Ellingson Road and Pacific Boulevard, they don’t have to ask if they look at the sign.


Two councilors question speed camera plan

Written May 9th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Two members of the Albany City Council seem to have second thoughts about the new speed and red-light cameras the city intends to have installed.


City wants to vacate two riverside streets

Written May 8th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

The Albany city staff will start proceedings to vacate two sections of city streets ending at the Willamette River, including one where the city has just spent a fortune on rebuilding an intersection and railroad crossing.


Is this pile of river debris a problem yet?

Written May 7th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

After yet another winter, the log jam on one of the piers of the Albany railroad bridge has once again grown, and somebody asked me about it in a Facebook message.


A new plant in Millersburg; issue is access

Written May 6th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Millersburg hopes to gain a new industry in a promising type of construction, and it needs Linn County’s approval of an access road across agricultural land.


 
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