Something must have gone wrong with the planned Christmas tree pickup of Republic Services, at least in my North Albany neighborhood.
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Old Safeway may get new use
Written January 3rd, 2018 by Hasso Hering
The former Safeway supermarket in West Albany has been vacant for most of the last 18 years, and now the owners are negotiating with a potential new tenant that would put the property to a new use. It won’t, however, be a grocery store.
Crossing the line? That’s a fine
Written January 2nd, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Here’s a heads-up about curbside parking in downtown Albany: If you cross the white lines painted on the street, you run the risk of getting a $25 citation, even if crossing the line is the only way to fit between cars already parked.
Something to look at downtown
Written January 2nd, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Aimlessly wandering around central Albany, as I did on New Year’s Day, you come across an interesting sight now and then. Today’s example: the storefront in the two-story brick building at 212 First Ave. S.E.
McDonald’s face-lift: Impressions
Written December 31st, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Like its Albany counterpart on the other side of town, near Interstate 5, the West Albany McDonald’s has been completely remodeled, and it doesn’t look like anything you were used to before.
Road user fee goes up too
Written December 30th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Oregon’s low-key experiment with charging road users by the mile continues, and on Monday the fee goes up in order to keep up with the jump in the state gas tax.
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A permit to let rainwater drain
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has published a draft of new regulations to control the discharge of storm runoff by Albany and other towns. Whether this actually cuts down on pollution is hard to predict, but it almost certainly will add to the city’s costs.
Tags: "rain tax", Clean Water Act, DEQ stormwater discharge permit, water pollution