We may or may not come back to important matters. But in the meantime, here’s an update on a perplexing puzzle along Albany’s Water Avenue: The puddle that won’t go away.
Small mystery: How come this puddle?
Written December 13th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
Has it come to this — a story about an Albany puddle? Apparently so. But it’s a special puddle because in its silent way it poses a question: Why is it there?
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Tags: Albany water system, cast iron water main, leak detection, Water Avenue
Tags: Albany water system, cast iron water main, leak detection, Water Avenue
This Albany lot proves impossible to sell
Written October 13th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
What has happened with the empty lot and water tank at 370 Burkhart St. since the Albany City Council voted to sell it last winter? Not much. The property remains as unused as it has for decades.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: 370 Burkhart, Albany water system, surplus property, water reservoir
Tags: 370 Burkhart, Albany water system, surplus property, water reservoir
Want to buy a surplus concrete ‘bunker’?
Written February 13th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
If you’ve ever wanted to own a seemingly useless but indestructible concrete structure, now’s your chance. The city of Albany will offer its surplus property at 370 Burkhart Street for sale.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: 370 Burkhart Steet SE, Albany surplus real estate, Albany water system
Tags: 370 Burkhart Steet SE, Albany surplus real estate, Albany water system
Salem’s water scare: What we can learn
Written June 4th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
The great Salem water emergency has been over since Saturday. But as usual after such an event, we have to think about it and see what we can learn.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany water system, Albany-Santiam Canal, cyanotoxins, Detroit Lake algae bloom
Tags: Albany water system, Albany-Santiam Canal, cyanotoxins, Detroit Lake algae bloom
Old ‘bunker’? A mystery no more
Written August 28th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Surrounded by chain link fencing topped by barbed wire, this bunker-like pile exudes a degree of mystery. What goes on behind the weathered concrete? Who climbs those stairs, and why? The answer, sadly prosaic, is that nothing has gone on there for decades, and probably nothing ever will.
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If the Big One cuts those bridges
Several times a week, the bike takes me along Albany’s Dave Clark Path underneath the Lyon Street Bridge. Often I have wondered about those pipes going up the bridge pier. What are they for?
Tags: Albany water system, Lyon Street bridge, Vine Street treatment plant, water master plan