As if the coronavirus panic was not bad enough, there’s an election right around the corner. But nobody around here has paid it much attention so far.
Open all the way: Hwy. 34 bikeway
Written November 12th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Finally, the Highway 34 bikeway in Linn County is finished and open to traffic. It allows cyclists to make a convenient and relatively safe round trip from Albany to Corvallis, though when I tried it out Thursday afternoon, mine was the only bike I saw all along the roughly 25 miles of the route.
Albany accepts Linn offer for station, armory
Written October 28th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
That was quick! The Albany City Council Wednesday voted unanimously to accept an offer by Linn County to buy the city’s police station on Jackson Street as well as the city-owned property where the Oregon National Guard has its armory.
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Tags: Albany City Council, Albany police station, Guard Armory sale, Linn County, police station sale
Tags: Albany City Council, Albany police station, Guard Armory sale, Linn County, police station sale
Where a bicyclist was killed
Written February 18th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
The roadside spot where Albany bicyclist Grant Keith Garner died on Tuesday is on one of my regular bike-riding routes, and I extend my heartfelt condolences to Garner’s family and others who knew him. As an accident it was an unusual one, but the crash that killed Garner, 60, shows why cyclists wish there were more […]
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Tags: Albany-Corvallis path, Benton County, Benton planning commission, Grant Garner, Linn County, Oakville Road
Tags: Albany-Corvallis path, Benton County, Benton planning commission, Grant Garner, Linn County, Oakville Road
Two bike routes: Where we stand
Written January 31st, 2015 by Hasso Hering
On the mid-valley cycling front, things have been happening on two routes. The Albany City Council has confirmed its support for an Albany-Corvallis Bike Trail, though not necessarily along the alignment that has run into strong opposition from farmers, the Oregon Farm Bureau and the state Department of Agriculture. And Linn County says it is […]
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Tags: Albany council, Benton County, bicycling, bike routes, Linn County, Oregon of Agriculture
Tags: Albany council, Benton County, bicycling, bike routes, Linn County, Oregon of Agriculture
Still shut out from Bowers Rock
Written January 5th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Every time it comes up, local leaders say they’d like the public to gain access to Bowers Rock State Park. But nothing ever happens along those lines. Instead, a sign on the only feasible access road — Bryant Way, which looks like a public road on the maps I’ve seen — threatens unauthorized people with prosecution if […]
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Tags: Bowers Rock State Park, Linn County, Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation, Willamette Greenway
Tags: Bowers Rock State Park, Linn County, Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation, Willamette Greenway
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Population update: Fodder for a story
The people at Portland State University came out with their annual population estimates the other day. If the report conceals startling news about Albany and other mid-valley towns, I don’t see it. But the new numbers provide fodder for a story nevertheless.
Tags: Adair Village, Alany, Benton County, Corvallis, Linn County, Millersburg, Population estimates, Population research Center, Tangent