Leaders in the Oregon legislature say they want to encourage more housing to be built and to reduce the number of homeless people. That’s what they say, but their legislation does nothing to achieve that goal.
Good job: Cox Creek trash dump cleaned up
Written August 13th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Before any more time time goes by, I would like to acknowledge the good job of cleaning up the bank of Cox Creek between the railroad tracks and Salem Avenue in Albany.
Scenery getting cleaned along Albany paths
Written August 4th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
There has been considerable progress in the cleanup of vagrant camps along two of Albany’s multi-use paths. You cannot help but notice this if you go past these places every few days.
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Tags: Albany parks, Albany paths, bike paths, campsites, Cox Creek Periwinkle Creek, homeless camps, vagrancy
Tags: Albany parks, Albany paths, bike paths, campsites, Cox Creek Periwinkle Creek, homeless camps, vagrancy
Homeless camps on Albany paths: An update
Written May 27th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
The homeless camp on the Dave Clark Riverfront Path featured in Friday’s story had been cleared by Friday afternoon.
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Tags: Albany homeless, Albany parks, Albany paths, Dave Clark Path, homeless camps, Perwinkle Bikepath
Tags: Albany homeless, Albany parks, Albany paths, Dave Clark Path, homeless camps, Perwinkle Bikepath
On Cox Creek Path, the scenery has changed
Written April 6th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
The Cox Creek Path in Albany is about one-third of a mile long and runs from Simpson Park to Salem Avenue. It used to be a scenic segment of Albany’s system of walking and cycling paths. This spring the nature of the scenery has dramatically changed.
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Tags: Albany parks, bike paths, Cox Creek path, homeless camps, multiuse paths, vagrant camps, walking paths
Tags: Albany parks, bike paths, Cox Creek path, homeless camps, multiuse paths, vagrant camps, walking paths
City tries to shut down camp under path
Written January 12th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
The Albany police have cracked down on a long-established transient camp underneath the Dave Clark Riverfront Path. Whether it sticks this time, we’ll have to wait and see.
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Albany working on proposal for tent cities
Hoping to prevent or at least to reduce illegal camping by the homeless, Albany city officials are working on a proposal to authorize temporary encampments in certain places such as church parking lots.
Tags: Emergency Transition Housing, homeless, homeless camps, illegal camping, municipal code, tent cities