HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Now that the ‘hazard trees’ are gone …

Written November 7th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Last month Benton County had a lot of Douglas firs removed from the natural area at the corner of Crocker Lane and Valley View Drive in North Albany.  So let’s do a quick check and see what the place looks like now.


Signal at Crocker: There’s been a setback

Written January 22nd, 2021 by Hasso Hering

For a long time residents in the new subdivisions off North Albany’s Crocker Lane have waited for a traffic signal at Gibson Hill Road to ease their commutes to town. Now it appears they’ll have to wait another month, or two.


Way cleared for signals at Crocker, Gibson Hill

Written November 5th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

With the needed land secured, the way is now clear for construction of a long-awaited set of traffic signals at Crocker Lane and Gibson Hill Road in North Albany.


Site work, demolition to start at ‘Pheasant Run’

Written July 8th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

In a matter of days, construction crews will start tearing up the ground in North Albany where Hayden Homes plans to develop a 147-lot subdivision it calls, apparently without irony, “Pheasant Run.”


Crocker nearly done; what next?

Written December 26th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

The longer-than-expected reconstruction of part of Crocker Lane in North Albany is nearing completion. But residents can look forward to at least two other road projects nearby in the next couple of years.


Crocker: ‘As quickly as possible’

Written December 7th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

North Albany residents in the surrouonding neighborhoods are wondering when the Crocker Lane reconstruction is going to be finally finished. The answer I got was that the contractor’s crew is working to get done as fast as they can.


Crocker project: A status check

Written November 12th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

This is the case of a deadline past and gone. The northern 2,100 feet of Crocker Lane was supposed to be turned into a fully developed city street with a new water line underground by Nov. 3. Looks like finishing the job will take a bit more time.


 
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