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Church rejects road-widening condition

Written April 30th, 2026 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 21 responses.

Ahead of a May 5 meeting of the Benton County Planning Commission, the county has published new materials concerning the application by Northside Christian Church to build its church in a 19-acre field on Powers Avenue in rural North Albany.

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Church complex proposed on N. Albany field

Written March 4th, 2026 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 30 responses.

On March 17, the Benton County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing before deciding whether to allow a church, gymnasium and 269-space parking lot to be built on a 19-acre property in rural North Albany.

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Planning commission rejects Coffin Butte expansion

Written December 7th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 9 responses.

Unless the Benton County Board of Commissioners says otherwise, the Coffin Butte Landfill will not expand to the south and cover Coffin Butte Road with a mountain of trash hundreds of feet tall.

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Big crowd jams bike trail hearing

Written December 2nd, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 9 responses.

UPDATE: Tuesday night’s hearing was continued until next Tuesday, 7 p.m. Dec. 9 in Benton County’s Sunset Building, for more testimony. About 20 people spoke in favor of the plan for a bike trail between Albany and Corvallis, and six farmers spoke against it.  A public hearing on the planned Albany-Corvallis Bike Trail drew an […]

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