Riding along the Oregon coast at the beginning of 2019, the old idea of bike taxation kept turning in my head despite the sunny brilliance of the day.
A memorial to a troubled man
Written December 29th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Dozens of times over the last few months, I’ve ridden the bike past a roadside memorial where the Cox Creek Path comes out on Salem Avenue. Wind and weather have reduced the shrine to a small pile of rubbish, but you can still tell for whom it was put up.
Prolonging Albany demolition controversy
Written December 27th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
The proposed demolition of three old Albany houses remains hung up at the state Land Use Board of Appeals because of procedural objections by an opponent.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Bernadette Niederer, Carrie Richter, demolition, Fourth and Calapooia, LUBA, Mark and Tina Siegner, Monteith Historic District
Tags: Bernadette Niederer, Carrie Richter, demolition, Fourth and Calapooia, LUBA, Mark and Tina Siegner, Monteith Historic District
There’s that *&%#@ bike again!
Written December 26th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
On Facebook the other day, somebody complained that my bike shows up in many of the photos on hh-today. “Unprofessional,” I believe was the word used. To which I say: Tough.
About our alleys: More than a shortcut?
Written December 24th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
A couple of days before Christmas I took a shortcut through a downtown alley. This made me think of one of the forgotten goals of the Central Albany Revitalization Area.
$13 million to prevent sewer overflows
Written December 22nd, 2018 by Hasso Hering
For years, the city of Albany has posted pollution warnings near sewer outfalls on the Willamette River when heavy rainstorms overloaded the system. To fix this, the city now expects to spend $13 million borrowed from the state.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Dave Clark Path, Oregon DEQ, Riverfront Interceptor, sewer overflows
Tags: Dave Clark Path, Oregon DEQ, Riverfront Interceptor, sewer overflows
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Red tape unwound: The shed can go
The shed you see here may be leveled and replaced with a 528-square-foot garage, the Albany Landmarks Advisory Commission voted Wednesday. But it took two public hearings and a month’s delay to reach that conclusion.
Tags: 626 Third Ave. S.E., historic Albany, Landmarks Advisory Commission