HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

City’s vacant lot still looking for a use

Written August 17th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

The developers of Edgewater Village on the Willamette River have once again told the Albany City Council they would like to buy the city-owned parcel in the middle of the 58-dwelling development.


Edgewater Village: City marks its completion

Written February 17th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

It took a while, but Albany city officials now have formally acknowledged the successful completion in 2020 of Edgewater Village, a development of 58 homes on the Willamette River that overcame tough challenges during the 17 years since it began.


Vacant city lot remains, well, undecided

Written January 24th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

The future of a 1-acre vacant lot, owned by the city of Albany in the middle of the Edgewater Village development off Water Avenue, remains uncertain today.


Edgewater: Completed in 2020, as planned

Written December 9th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Before this Covid-scarred year of 2020 is over, let’s not forget that a big development project supported by Albany’s urban renewal program has been successfully completed.


Tall weeds? They can be kind of useful

Written July 26th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

The city of Albany has a law that says grass and weeds are a public nuisance when they are more than 10 inches tall. Well, I was wondering, what about the vegetation on this city-owned vacant lot?


This empty city lot awaits some use

Written May 9th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Now that Edgewater Village is finished, it’s once again time for the Albany City Council to consider what to do with a vacant lot in the middle of the development.


Unique place: Rail, river and new housing

Written April 6th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Because of  its unique location, the Edgewater Village housing complex keeps getting my attention. Not only is it Albany’s first such development on the Willamette River, but it also sits at the over-and-under intersection of two historical rail lines.


 
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