Albany growth

No questions: Big annexation sails through

Written February 6th, 2026 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 21 responses.

A proposal to add around a thousand housing units on Albany’s east side is sailing through the city’s approval process without anybody asking questions related to growth.

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Tags: Albany growth, annexation, East Albany Town Center, Santiam Highway, Spicer Drive

Albany housing: In the pipeline or being built

Written November 5th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 9 responses.

Housing is being added in Albany at a steady pace and in many variations of type and size, and the planning for more continues.

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Tags: Albany growth, apartments, development, housing, land use, middle housing

As demand for power grows…

Written June 24th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 8 responses.

Somebody asked me the other day what the activity at the Vine Street substation of Pacific Power was all about. The short answer is “construction.” The actual answer has to do with growth, and I got it from Pacific’s public affairs section in Portland.

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Tags: Albany growth, Pacifit Power, Vine Street substation