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Plastic bag ban, a boon in disguise?

Written June 11th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 15 responses.

The meddlers in Salem having done what they do, we might as well start stockpiling plastic checkout bags while they’re still available for free.

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Albany searches for street funding ideas

Written June 10th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 22 responses.

[youtube video=”r2l_p-XQfoU” rel=”0″] Bouncing along one of central Albany’s old residential streets, especially on a bike like in the video here, makes you wonder if the city will ever have the means to make repairs, now decades overdue. Monday’s council work session does not signal a solution any time soon.

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For rail fans, these will be dream homes

Written June 8th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 8 responses.

Talk about having a front-seat view of railroading. Or better yet a front-window view.

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No carbon will mean mandatory mileage tax

Written June 6th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 26 responses.

Drivers in Albany and across Oregon are expected to all be tooling around in electric vehicles in about 30 years. The implication of that gets little discussion as the legislature prepares to pass its plan to force a near-elimination of fossil fuels and the emissions of greenhouse gas.

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Free and civil speech: LBCC makes an elite list

Written June 5th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 6 responses.

Linn-Benton Community College is in elite company when it comes to upholding the principles of free speech and civil discussion of controversial ideas.

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One subdivision and the pressure for housing

Written June 4th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 11 responses.

A new subdivision on the west side of Albany is in the final stages of being approved. Whether it and others like it remain reserved for single-family homes is something the legislature has yet to decide.

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Apartments on river get Albany staff’s OK

Written June 3rd, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 8 responses.

The site plan for a proposed 105-unit apartment complex on the Willamette River has won the tentative approval of the Albany city planning staff.  Neighbors who submitted written comments now have until June 10 to ask for a public hearing before the Albany Planning Commission.

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