Albany Planning Division

Land division for 80 townhomes approved

Written May 10th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 33 responses.

The City of Albany’s Community Development Department today approved a tentative land division for 80 townhomes in North Albany. The 7.4-acre site was originally planned for 22 single-family houses.

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Tags: Albany Planning Division, community development, Gibson Hill Road, land division, middle housing, North Albany

Hub City Village’s next step: Cutting trees

Written March 20th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 9 responses.

Before it can build its planned Hub City Village of tiny houses, the Creating Housing Coalition will have to clear the site of trees.

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Tags: 241 Waverly Drive, Albany Planning Division, Creating Housing Coalition, Hub City Village, tree removal

Work at corner site: Waiting for permits

Written November 27th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

What’s been happening at the corner of Santiam Highway and Bain Street in Albany? The short answer is nothing much as construction seems to be at a standstill.

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Tags: Albany Building Division, Albany Planning Division, Albany restaurants

The Answer Man on WinCo plans

Written July 24th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 6 responses.

Whatever happened to the plans by WinCo Foods to open an Albany store at the site of the closed Kmart? It’s still in the works. That’s the short answer to the reader who asked me about it this week.

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Tags: Albany Planning Division, Kmart, Winco