When they go to town in the summer of 2015, many residents of North Albany will have to take the long way round. Two big construction projects are planned on the two main roads into and out of the district, which has between 8,000 and 9,000 people.
About two years ago Albany Mayor Sharon Konopa had the great idea to form a task force that would comb through the city development code and recommend changes to make it easier to open or run a business. On Wednesday the city council will hold a hearing on the result, a list of revisions so […]
Some years ago Albany passed a city ordinance to put a stop to the nuisance of grocery carts being taken from stores and abandoned all over town. It’s an elaborate law, and as far as I can see it has done almost no good. Could there be a technological solution?
No one testified in opposition before the Albany Planning Commission on Jan. 6 when the panel unanimously endorsed a code change to allow a Bottle Bill redemption center. A month later, when the issue came before the city council, five people testified against the idea and two others wrote letters, also opposed. What made the difference? […]
It’s not the money, it’s the principle of the thing, and the principle is worth fighting for, the Albany City Council decided Wednesday. On Monday, the council had agreed that each of its seven members would send the Oregon secretary of state a $10.72 check to cover a $75 civil penalty imposed on City Manager […]
In Albany, residents on average have less to fear from violent crime than elsewhere in the state and nation. But they have to worry about losing their property to criminals more. Residents already know this, and it was confirmed by what Police Chief Mario Lattanzio has told the city council.
Council TV: Watching from a better chair
Suppose you’ve been to the dentist on a Wednesday afternoon and don’t really feel like sitting through an Albany City Council meeting that night. But you don’t want to miss out on the fun, so you tune your old TV to cable channel 23 at 7:15 and watch the proceedings there. And as […]
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