HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Albany okays site plan for 83 cottages

Written September 24th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

If the developers follow through on their approved plans, a 4.2-acre parcel of vacant land just south of the Albany Public Library will become a tightly packed neighborhood of single-family cottages.


Checking on a site that’s out of the way

Written April 6th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

When actual news takes place, you can usually find me elsewhere. On Saturday, for instance the bike and I checked on an out-of-the way corner of Albany we had visited almost exactly a year before.


 
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