If North Albany resident Tom Cordier wants to pursue his idea of having voters decide on various city fees and taxes, he’ll have to go to court or rewrite his initiative proposal after the city on Wednesday rejected his first draft.
Albany ups city electric tax, uh, fee
Written July 22nd, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Pacific Power customers in the city of Albany have been paying 5 percent of their light bills to the city government for years, and they’ll pay 7 percent starting now. The city council Wednesday adopted an ordinance to that effect, brushing aside objections from Councilor Rich Kellum that an “emergency clause” was not justified in […]
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Tags: Albany City Council, electric franchise, electric privilege tax, Pacific Power, Tom Cordier
Tags: Albany City Council, electric franchise, electric privilege tax, Pacific Power, Tom Cordier
Albany: This tax is not a tax
Written July 18th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Albany city officials say the electric tax they’re about to raise is not a tax. But the effect on ratepayers is the same: They have to pay it.
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Tags: Albany City Council, Consumers Power, electric tax, franchise fee, Pacific Power, PUC
Tags: Albany City Council, Consumers Power, electric tax, franchise fee, Pacific Power, PUC
A safer walk, but will they?
Written July 17th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Waiting for a friendly flagger to give me the go sign on Gibson Hill in North Albany, I’m not just wasting time and drumming my fingers on the steering wheel. No, I’m thinking about school kids and their parents, and I’m hoping that the million dollars this project is costing will be money well spent.
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Tags: Albany City Council, Emerson & Sons, Gibson Hill, North Albany schools, ODOT
Tags: Albany City Council, Emerson & Sons, Gibson Hill, North Albany schools, ODOT
Albany electric tax hike delayed
Written July 9th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
The Albany City Council was all set to pass a $930,000 increase in electric taxes Wednesday. Five council members voted to go ahead, but Rich Kellum said no, which meant that the second and final reading of the ordinance containing the boost had to wait for another day.
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Tags: Albany City Council, electric franchise fee, electric tax hike, Pacific Power, Tom Cordier
Tags: Albany City Council, electric franchise fee, electric tax hike, Pacific Power, Tom Cordier
Council sides with Waverly neighbors
Written July 8th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Residents on and near Waverly Drive between Salem Avenue and Pacific Boulevard may get to keep their neighborhood the way it is for now — without a zone change that would allow up to 35 apartment units to be built on what now is a wooded parcel with one old house.
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Great bond sale, and a question
Albany officials were delighted with the results of Wednesday’s bond sale to pay for the planned new police headquarters and downtown fire station replacement. The high demand — 10 bidders — showed the strength of the city’s financial situation. As for me, I was a little puzzled, which once again shows that I’m mystified by […]
Tags: $18 million bond, Albany City Council, public safety buildings