HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Crowd hears about law on middle housing

Written May 15th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Close to a hundred people crowded into the Riverside Community Center Wednesday night to learn and talk about Oregon’s new “middle housing” laws.


Townhouse talk: A loss of local control

Written April 29th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

The Albany Planning Division is preparing paperwork on a proposed subdivision of 80 townhouses off Gibson Hill Road in North Albany. Some people are upset about the project, but state law allows it and there’s not much they can do to prevent it.


Why these two houses are so narrow

Written February 12th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

On a bike ride last week, the narrow shape of two houses under construction on Marion Street in southeast Albany caught my eye.


 
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