Albany City Council

Where should the cop shop be?

Written July 9th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 3 responses.

The Albany City Council will likely find itself in a jam on plans for a new police headquarters if it goes against the recommendations of the Burright-Morse committee on public safety facilities. The possibility of this happening arose Wednesday when several council members raised questions about the committee’s recommendation to remodel and enlarge the police […]

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Tags: Albany City Council, Albany police headquarters, Public Safety Facilities Committee

Council likes industrial training request

Written July 7th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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Several industrial companies with Albany addresses say they have trouble filling available jobs, and they’re asking the city council to pay for specialized equipment at Linn-Benton Community College so potential workers will be better trained. Judging by a work session Monday, the council is inclined to grant the biggest part of their request, amounting to about $3.2 million, […]

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Tags: Albany Chamber, Albany City Council, Oregon Freeze Dry, Pepsi settlement, workforce training

Will dog park cancel Albany rally?

Written June 26th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

Albany’s first fenced dog park is taking shape, but not without controversy. A representative of the Northwest branch of the Familiy Motor Coach Association has complained to the city that the dog park takes up space the association had used to park 100 motor homes during its rallies at the Linn County Fair and Expo […]

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Tags: Albany City Council, Albany dog park, Family Motor Coach Association, Linn Fair & Expo Center, motor home rallies

Lowe’s to start in ’15; K Mart leaving

Written June 13th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 5 responses.

One new big box may yet be coming to Albany, but another is closing, the city government learned Thursday. Lowe’s told City Manager Wes Hare it wants to go ahead and build its planned home improvement center at Ninth Avenue and Oak Street, but not till next spring. And the company in charge of K Mart told […]

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Tags: Albany City Council, K Mart, Lowe's

Sewer rates go — where else? — up

Written June 12th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 10 responses.

Albany residents will pay more for sewer service starting July 1. The city council Wednesday had a choice of increasing the rates 6 or 8 percent, and by a vote of 4-2 it chose the more expensive option. Ward III Councilors Bessie Johnson and Rich Kellum were against it but were outvoted.

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Tags: Albany City Council, sewer rates, water and sewer rates

Albany’s prudent answer to rain

Written June 9th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 2 responses.

Albany has plans for a program to keep storm water from polluting our waterways, and it looks to me that the city staff has taken pains to keep any additional regulatory burden to a minimum. The city’s proposed answer to impending regulations is that new land developments above a certain size will have to incorporate features […]

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Tags: Albany City Council, Clean Water Act, Greenhorks, Oregon DEQ, Plannihng Commission, Stormwater quality

Hands off Bloom Lane, except …

Written May 29th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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Here, take a look at Bloom Lane. You can see why all the property owners and residents would like the city government to keep its hands off their quiet little dead-end street in North Albany. They don’t want it widened or “improved” with curbs, gutters and sidewalks. They don’t want to be assessed for such […]

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Tags: Albany City Council, Bloom Lane, Crocker Lane, pavement issues, rural roads, street standards, Valley View Drive