HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Storm water problems? Tell the city

Written May 1st, 2018 by Hasso Hering

If you live in Albany and any heavy downpour regularly floods your street, you should tell the city engineers about it. And Thursday you have another chance to do just that.


Prepping for an Albany “rain tax”

Written January 9th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

In Albany, 2015 may turn out to be the “Year of he Rain Tax.” At least it looks to me as though the city staff is preparing the council to accept the need for more money to deal with runoff during storms. “Rain tax” is my shorthand for some kind of funding mechanism that would pay for […]


 
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