HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Albany okays site plan for 83 cottages

Written September 24th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

If the developers follow through on their approved plans, a 4.2-acre parcel of vacant land just south of the Albany Public Library will become a tightly packed neighborhood of single-family cottages.


Why the activity? It’s for a housing project

Written August 5th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

In a large open area between Southeast Waverly Drive and Davidson Street in Albany, crews have been preparing the ground for what developers hope will become a community of small houses.


 
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