Albany City Council

Sheriff asks to expand permit parking zone

Written November 27th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 3 responses.

When I rode the bike to the top of the Pacific Boulevard overpass Saturday and looked down on Jackson Street, I saw no sign of trouble with parked cars. But trouble there has been, and the Albany City Council plans to do something about it.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany City Council, homeless people, Jackson Street, Linn County Sheriff, parking enforcement area

Three city lots: Council wants an appraisal

Written November 24th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 8 responses.

The Albany City Council has taken the first step before deciding to dispose of three city-owned lots on Jackson Street and Ninth Avenue near the Helping Hands homeless shelter, which already owns most of that block.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany City Council, city lots, Helping Hands, homeless lots, homeless shelter, Pacific overpass, surplus city land, Van Vleet Meat

More about Albany’s fee to fix streets

Written October 11th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 32 responses.

Now that Albany has a city law calling for a monthly street maintenance fee, though not yet the fee itself, let’s review a couple of things that law says.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany City Council, city utilities, civil penalties, pavement, street maintenance fee, streets, trip generation

Albany to start enforcing camping ban

Written September 9th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 18 responses.

The City of Albany says it is about to start enforcing its revised ban on unauthorized camping on public property. The new regulations took effect one month after the city council adopted them on Aug. 7.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany City Council, camping ban, homeless camps, ODOT

Albany election: Two councilors bowing out

Written August 25th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 41 responses.

Two members of the Albany City Council are not seeking re-election this year, which is not exactly a surprise.

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Tags: Albany City Council, Albany city election, city candidates

Albany council to consider a flag policy

Written June 10th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 23 responses.

Albany city officials have worked up a policy on displaying flags, a policy that allows for the gay-pride flag the city council voted to display for the month of June.

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Tags: Albany City Council, flag policy, flag resolution, flags, pride flag

Flags at Albany City Hall: Taking a look

Written June 2nd, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 11 responses.

An evening bike ride took me past Albany City Hall on Thursday, June 1, and I saw the results of action the city council took on May 24 in the matter of flags on display.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: "Pride, Albany City Council, Albany City Hall, flags, Gay Pride Flag, POW-MIA flag