The Albany City Council has yet to decide what if anything to do with a block of vacant land it caused the BNSF railroad to hand over in 2013. But for now a previous benefit of the parcel — overflow parking at the popular Calapooia Brewing Co. restaurant across Water Avenue — has been lost.
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Tags: BNSF Railroad, Calapooia Brewing, Edgewater Village, Hill Street, Water Avenue
Tags: BNSF Railroad, Calapooia Brewing, Edgewater Village, Hill Street, Water Avenue
City proposes a use for former RR land
More housing. That’s what may be in store for a vacant property the city of Albany owns along the old Oregon Electric Railway track on Water Avenue.
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