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Add stop signs on Elm, councilor asks

Written June 11th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Almost five years ago, the Albany City Council turned down a recommendation to put stop signs on Elm Street at 12th Avenue. Now the subject has popped up again.


More than patches: Bad pavement gets a fix

Written October 21st, 2024 by Hasso Hering

For many years, a section of 12th Avenue in West Albany was notorious for its plentitude of potholes. On Sunday I discovered that the City of Albany did something about it.


About new fencing on Santiam Canal

Written June 20th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

A line of new fence posts drew my attention this week along a section of the Albany-Santiam Canal. It brought to mind the stories I did six years ago about this very spot.


Noticing one little tree in winter

Written February 4th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Albany’s street trees were not on my mind on Jan. 28, but then I came across this broken specimen on southwest 12th Avenue, just west of Takena Street.


A little matter of stop signs

Written November 3rd, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Stop signs at this intersection, 12th Avenue and Elm Street in West Albany, were the subject of a brief discussion by the city council Monday. For a summary, take a look at the video below. Albany streets seem to sprout stop signs on every other block. The decision against adding two more on Elm at […]


 
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