If you wonder whether the Buena Vista Ferry is a necessity and not just a tourist attraction, the picture should clear that up.
Trees wilt along North Albany Road
Written July 24th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Some of the street trees planted along North Albany Road don’t look so hot these days. They seem to be suffering from drought and heat, and if they’re not already dead, the city is trying to keep them alive.
Accessory dwellings: A needless flap
Written July 23rd, 2018 by Hasso Hering
The city council flap over accessory dwellings was not resolved on Monday, and a closer examination makes me wonder why there’s a flap in the first place. Fixing Albany’s development code to align with a new state law should have been no big deal.
Summer on our roads: It can get messy
Written July 23rd, 2018 by Hasso Hering
If you have a white or otherwise light-colored vehicle, you know the dilemma that signs like this cause. Put it into reverse and go the long way round? Or keep going and hope that the oil is no longer fresh, no matter what the road sign says?
Coming back to Sunrise Park: Here’s why
Written July 21st, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Albany’s Sunrise Park is interesting for at least two reasons. First, it’s being renovated specifically to help the surrounding neighborhood, one of Albany’s poorest. And second, the process of getting it done illustrates the insanity of state and federal rules on “wetlands.”
Albany’s old bikeway has a new sign
Written July 20th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Over 40 years or so, wind and weather had left their mark on the sign marking one entrance to Albany’s first bikeway. Now the sign looks like new again — because it is.
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City manager: Please reduce my raise
Thanks very much for the big raise, but it’s too much. That essentially is what Albany City Manager Peter Troedsson told the city council Wednesday.
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