If you stand on Hill Street in Albany and look across Water Avenue and the railroad track — like in the photo above — you see a vacant lot of about one acre. It’s owned by the city of Albany, and the developers of Edgewater Village want to buy it. George and Paula Diamond, the […]
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Tags: Albany riverfront Old Oregon Elecric track, city owned lot, George Diamond, Riverfront lot, surplus lot
Tags: Albany riverfront Old Oregon Elecric track, city owned lot, George Diamond, Riverfront lot, surplus lot
Up for discussion: Use of city-owned vacant lot
Since 2013, the City of Albany has owned nearly one acre of former railroad land near the Willamette riverfront. Off and on since then, city officials have talked about what to do with the vacant lot. Now they’d like to hear from the public.
Tags: 205 Madison, Albany riverfront, city owned lot, Edgewater Village, housing, Russell Hawke, surplus land