HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

What CARA should do

Written June 4th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Albany’s’ city council and downtown redevelopment board are hoping to pick one or two major “public infrastructure” projects to pursue, and I’m afraid Wednesday’s open house won’t help them much in making their choice.


Let CARA do its job: Revival

Written May 29th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

CARA, Albany’s downtown urban renewal district, will hold a public open house Wednesday (June 4) to collect suggestions on which “public infrastructure” projects it should pursue. But hanging over the agency now is the proposal to use its funding to help pay for the central fire station and expansion of the police headquarters. Tempting though that idea […]


Edgwater Village: The next chapter

Written May 21st, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Another chapter in the long story of Edgewater Village, the planned multimillion-dollar housing development on Albany’s riverfront: The city’s agreement on the project will be modified, and the developer now hopes to start construction of the first house in September.


Woodland Square on track to start

Written May 1st, 2014 by Hasso Hering

The transformation of Woodland Square, the dilapidated trailer park on Periwinkle Creek in Albany’s Willamette Neighborhood, is about to start in earnest. Seventeen trailers used to be there, and only two remain. “Both these folks have places to go,” says Julie Garver of Innovative Housing Inc. “They will be moving in the next couple of […]


Carousel: Expect a parking ‘mess’

Written April 17th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

While we’re on the subject of downtown Albany’s revival, now might be a good time to start thinking about four or five years down the road and how to accommodate thousands of visitors and their cars. The Albany Historic Carousel hopes to be operating by then, and based on experience so far, it could draw […]


CARA rescues Novak’s move

Written April 16th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

With any kind of luck, the desolate empty space (above) behind the storefront at right will house one of Oregon’s more famous restaurants before another year has gone by. The address is 208 Second Ave. S.W. in Albany. Novak’s Hungarian Restaurant wants to move there from its larger rented space off 14th Avenue S.E., and Albany’s urban […]


Update on Edgewater Village

Written April 1st, 2014 by Hasso Hering

On Tuesday there were the first signs of actual construction at Edgewater Village, the riverside residential development in which the city of Albany has invested $2.4 million of urban renewal money. As you can see, a backhoe operator had been busy moving some dirt, apparently in preparation for installing utilities. A pile of pipes was […]


 
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