Albany City Council

NA Road: Commuting fun looms

Written April 7th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 2 responses.

The equipment is assembled, so this means that for thousands of North Albany commuters, a long season of construction delays and detours is about to start.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany City Council, Emery & Sons, North Albany Road, Quarry roundabout

An Albany police-Linn sheriff merger?

Written April 6th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 13 responses.

Merging the Albany Police Department with the Linn County Sheriff’s Office is about the furthest thing from anyone’s mind these days, with the exception of Tom Cordier. In emails, a talk with the county commissioners and a Monday appearance before the city council, the retired North Albany resident has been suggesting that Albany conduct a detailed study […]

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Tags: Albany City Council, Albany police, Linn County Sheriff, police-sheriff merger, Tom Cordier

Albany nixes weekly debris pickup

Written March 25th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 6 responses.

Albany residents worried about a proposal to increase the frequency of yard debris pickups in Albany can stop worrying. The city council made it clear Wednesday it does not think much of the change and will not act to authorize it.

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Tags: Albany City Council, food waste recycling, Republic Services, yard debris pickup

Weekly yard debris service proposed

Written March 23rd, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 16 responses.

If the Albany City Council agrees with a proposal by Republic Services, the company will pick up yard debris weekly instead of every other week, but it will charge more too.

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Tags: Albany City Council, Albany trash disposal, Albany yard debris recycling, food scrap recycling, Kevin Hines, Republic Services

Ballot hearing raises charter question

Written March 5th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 5 responses.

Why is it necessary to amend the Albany city charter in order for voters to approve the proposed bond issue to build a new police headquarters and main fire station? Could they not authorize the bond without amending the charter? That question was left unanswered during this morning’s hearing in Linn County Circuit Court.

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Tags: Albany City Council, Albany police and fire buildings, Gordon Shadle, Jim Delapoer, Judge Daniel Murphy, Tom Cordier

Those street costs would bite

Written March 3rd, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Comments: one response.

How’d you like to stretch your finances and buy a new house only to learn some time later that oh, by the way, you’re on the hook for a few thousand bucks in extra street assessments? You might understand the need if the street work did you some good. But not if you already have sidewalks […]

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Tags: Albany City Council, Crocker Lane, street assessments, Valley View Drive

And another ballot title challenge

Written February 24th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Comments: no responses.

Now there’s a second pending challenge of the ballot title and language for the May 19 bond election on Albany’s plans for a new police headquarters and main fire station. Tom Cordier filed the first one in court Monday and followed up with an amended version Tuesday. Fellow city resident Gordon Shadle filed the second […]

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Tags: Albany City Council, Albany police and fire bond, Gordon Shadle, Tom Cordier