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Street crew patches as council talks revenue

Written August 11th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 15 responses.

While the Albany City Council keeps talking about how to raise $6 million a year for street repairs, the city’s street crew keeps plugging away on temporary fixes by patching the broken asphalt one block at a time.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany City Council, Deb Galardi, fuel tax, street maintenance fee, street user fee

Road taxes: What the majority’s bill will cost

Written June 20th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 20 responses.

We all have heard vague estimates of the jaw-dropping increases in road taxes Democrats in the Oregon legislature are poised to pass. Now, we have a more definite idea how much more costly living in Oregon will become.

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Tags: fuel tax, HB 2025, Oregon legislature, road taxes, transportation package, vehicle taxes

A pothole, a hubcap and proposed taxes

Written March 16th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 11 responses.

A hubcap lying in the middle of Walnut Street, not far from a rain-filled pothole, was a reminder that Albany faces decisions about possible ways to raise more money to repair streets.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: damage to cars, fuel tax, gas tax, potholes, street fee, street repairs, wheel damage

How about a fuel tax and bond issue too?

Written August 7th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 23 responses.

While the Albany City Council considers a new street maintenance fee, a council majority also wants to explore a local fuel tax and a bond issue to fund street repairs.

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Tags: Albany council, bond issue, fuel tax, street repairs