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Looking up what they’re building

Written January 13th, 2026 by Hasso Hering
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Five years after the city of Albany approved the site plan, a developer is building a store and gas station to serve the growing neighborhoods along northeast Knox Butte Road.

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Albany, Linn County spar over land use

Written February 15th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
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The Albany City Council has voted to try to block a land division outside the city limits approved by the Linn County Board of Commissioners. The case is of interest to anyone who owns and might want to develop property within the city’s “urban growth boundary.”

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