Goldfish Farm Road in northeast Albany, closed since April for replacement of the bridge across Cox Creek, should be open again this Friday, Linn County said today.
Someone asked what Linn County was building on Lyon Street south of the Armory Building in downtown Albany. The answer is: A 23-space parking lot complete with landscaping and wiring for five future electric-vehicle charging stations.
In case you forgot or didn’t get the news at the time, the Linn County Clerk’s Office moved out of the courthouse. The office is now in the Wheelhouse Building on the Albany riverfront, as the ballot drop box outside reminds me every time I pass it on the Dave Clark Riverfront Path.
Back in 2023, the government was ready to spend $700,000 toward establishing a “quiet zone” at a railroad crossing just west of the city of Millersburg, on Millersburg Drive. What happened?
About year from now, if everything goes according to plan, people in a situation that would normally bring the cops may get help instead at a new center Linn County plans to open on Seventh Avenue across from Albany General Hospital.
This photo, taken on a bike ride in June 2023, comes in handy now to illustrate a historic deal that saves the Dever-Conner farming area near Millersburg from urban or industrial expansion for the next 51 years.
Landmarks schedules review of 4 windows
Linn County plans to replace four nondescript windows overlooking the alley on the back of the Armory Building in Albany. For that, the county needs approval of the Albany Landmarks Commission.
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