Marcia Harnden, a captain in the police force of Bellevue, Wash., has been selected as the next chief of the Albany Police Department.
Albany lists city wages paid last year
Written April 29th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
At City Hall, the staff has compiled a list of Albany city employees and how much each earned last year, then furnished the information to OpenTheBooks.com.
Working on a NA traffic solution
Written January 29th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
North Albany commuters may be glad to learn that traffic experts are looking at the intersection of Gibson Hill Road and Crocker Lane, where making left turns often involves a considerable wait.
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Tags: City of Albany, Crocker Lane, David Evans & Associates, Gibson Hill Road, North Albany traffic
Tags: City of Albany, Crocker Lane, David Evans & Associates, Gibson Hill Road, North Albany traffic
Blocking our view: Talk about bushes
Written November 6th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
On Monday and Tuesday, Albany city employees plan to sweep the town of temporary signs placed in the right of way along major streets. Some of us think those signs, most of them little A-frames, are less of an annoyance than the landscaping on many corners that keeps us from seeing what’s coming down the street.
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Tags: City of Albany, landscaping, sight-obscuring bushes, signs in right of way
Tags: City of Albany, landscaping, sight-obscuring bushes, signs in right of way
Roundabout news: It’ll look better
Written July 7th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
And here is further exciting news from the Albany infrastructure beat. Well, maybe not exciting but at least mildly interesting to those who have complained about the sad shape of the Main Street roundabout built in 2014.
The Answer Man: Signals on 34th
Written July 2nd, 2015 by Hasso Hering
This was the question that arrived via email from an Albany reader: “What is going on with the traffic lights that are supposed to be put in at 34th Avenue and Marion and 34th Avenue and Hill?” As luck would have it, the Answer Man is in.
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Tags: 34th Avenue, City of Albany, Hill and 34th, Marion and 34th, ODOT, traffic signals
Tags: 34th Avenue, City of Albany, Hill and 34th, Marion and 34th, ODOT, traffic signals
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Chlorine supply: Water emergency averted
On Monday, City Manager Peter Troedsson told the council Albany had 22 days worth of chlorine left. That sounded ominous for the water supply, but since then the outlook has greatly improved.
Tags: Albany water systems, chlorine shortage, City of Albany, Kristin Preston, water