Linn County

A bridge district, with Benton this time?

Written February 6th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 2 responses.

North Albany property owners might be interested in Oregon House Bill 2887. It would allow the formation of a taxing district to build a new bridge in the Salem region. And Benton County property owners would help pay.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Benton County, bridge taxing district, capital city region, HB 2887, Linn County, Rep. Paul Evans, Willamette River

Population update: Fodder for a story

Written November 25th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

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.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Adair Village, Alany, Benton County, Corvallis, Linn County, Millersburg, Population estimates, Population research Center, Tangent

First the corona, and then an election

Written April 4th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 5 responses.

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.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Benton County, Linn County, May 19 primary, Oregon primary 2020

Open all the way: Hwy. 34 bikeway

Written November 12th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 2 responses.

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.

Posted in: Commentary, News, Videos
Tags: Highway 34 bikeway, Linn County, Oal Creek bridge, ODOT

Albany accepts Linn offer for station, armory

Written October 28th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 6 responses.

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.

Posted in: News
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

Comments: 9 responses.

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 […]

Posted in: Commentary
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

Comments: 8 responses.

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