On my way somewhere else on Sunday, I made a detour to North Albany County Park to see if any of the upgrades planned in 2017 had been done.
On rural Scenic Drive, there’s a new limit
Written October 27th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
If you’ve driven (or ridden a bike) on Scenic Drive in North Albany lately, you’ve seen the new 45 mph speed signs. They’ve been up a couple of weeks.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: 45 mph, Benton County, Gibson Hill, North Albany, Senic Drive, speed limit
Tags: 45 mph, Benton County, Gibson Hill, North Albany, Senic Drive, speed limit
Albany-Corvallis path is still a long way off
Written June 28th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Planned and talked about for more than 20 years, the proposed Albany-Corvallis bikeway is still in the works, but don’t expect its completion any time soon or, depending on your age, before you die.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany council, Albany-Corvallis path, Benton County, bicycling, Gary Stockhoff, Hickory Street, Highway 20, ODOT, Rainwater Lane
Tags: Albany council, Albany-Corvallis path, Benton County, bicycling, Gary Stockhoff, Hickory Street, Highway 20, ODOT, Rainwater Lane
Speed limit approved for NA’s Scenic Drive
Written March 6th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Scenic Drive, a rural road in North Albany, has never had a speed limit other than the basic rule, which meant 55 mph, but that will change soon.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Benton County, North Albany, Oak Grover Drive, ODOT, Scenic Drive, Spring Hill Drive, traffic speed
Tags: Benton County, North Albany, Oak Grover Drive, ODOT, Scenic Drive, Spring Hill Drive, traffic speed
Expenses mount in Benton’s big plans
Written August 5th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Seven years after their last attempt to win voter approval for a new jail, Benton County officials are assembling a more ambitious and much more expensive expansion project for which property taxpayers eventually will get the bill — if it is carried out.
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Tags: Benton commissioners, Benton County, Benton courthouse, Benton jail, Benton sheriff, jail expansion
Tags: Benton commissioners, Benton County, Benton courthouse, Benton jail, Benton sheriff, jail expansion
Repaving Gibson Hill: Project set to start
Written June 8th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Expect delays, the sign on Gibson Hill Road says. That doesn’t sound good. But what it also says is that the long-awaited repaving of this North Albany arterial will finally start this month.
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Tags: Benton County, county roads, Gibson Hill, North Santiam Paving Co., pavement contract
Tags: Benton County, county roads, Gibson Hill, North Santiam Paving Co., pavement contract
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N. Albany Park project still awaits permit
It was in February that Benton County awarded a contract to replace the restroom in North Albany Park, but neither the demolition of the old one nor the new construction has begun. I wondered what was holding things up.
Tags: Albany Public Works, Benton County, building permits, North Albany Park, park restroom, permit issue, permitting