17th avenue

Replace Hazelwood Park? Not anytime soon

Written January 11th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 4 responses.

A “notice of filing” put out by Albany’s Community Development Department reminded me of a former city council’s sale of Hazelwood Park in 2021.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: 17th avenue, Albany parks, Hazelwood Park, Henderson Grove, park sale, Qyeen Avenue

Mysterious hum: in search of the cause

Written June 1st, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 6 responses.

A reader who lives in the Broadway Neighborhood of West Albany has been bothered by a mysterious humming noise at night, and she wondered if I had any ideas about the cause.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: 15th Avenue, 17th avenue, electrical substations, Hazelwood substation, mysterious hum, nighttime noise, Pacific Power

Hazelwood: Sale of little city park is complete

Written November 13th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 15 responses.

In case you’ve not been keeping track, the sale of Albany’s Hazelwood Park to neighboring property owners has now been completed.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: 17th avenue, Albany City Council, Albany parks, City of Albany, Hazelwood Park, saving woodland, Schukow

Council sells neighbors Hazelwood Park

Written September 22nd, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 14 responses.

Hazelwood Park will be sold to three families living next door for $120,000, the Albany City Council decided on Wednesday.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: 17th avenue, Albany parks, Hazelwood Park, homeless, neighborhood parks

Homeless village drops bid for Hazelwood Park

Written September 21st, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 12 responses.

The group planning to build a village of tiny houses for the homeless has withdrawn its offer to buy Albany’s Hazelwood Park for its project even though the offer is still listed on the city council’s agenda for Wednesday night.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: 17th avenue, Hazelwood Park, homeless, Hub City Village, tiny houses

Substation security: No climbing that fence

Written June 12th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 2 responses.

Odd little things I see from the bike strike me as noteworthy sometimes. One of them is the fence around the construction site of the Hazelwood electric substation in southwest Albany.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: 17th avenue, Albany council, Hazelwood substation, Pacific Power, security fencing