HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

In ‘Colonia,’ seeing the future east of I-5

Written June 22nd, 2026 by Hasso Hering

East of I-5 and south of Santiam Highway, you can see the beginnings of what that part of Albany may look like some years from now, with multi-story apartment blocks covering what now is open land.


Farmworker Housing site plan gets city OK

Written February 20th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

The Albany Community Development Department has approved the site plan for a 54-unit apartment project on the south side of Creel Avenue, a residential street one block south of the Walmart Supercenter.


Plan submitted for Albany housing project

Written January 13th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

  Albany city planners are reviewing a site plan for a subsidized housing project facing Creel Avenue, a residential street one block south of the Walmart Supercenter.


 
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