Mark Siegner

Albany’s demolition decision appealed

Written November 2nd, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 17 responses.

Pretty much at the last minute, an appeal has been filed against the Albany City Council’s decision to allow the demolition of three dilapidated old houses in the Monteith Historic District.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany demolition, Bernadette Niederer, demolition of old houses, LUBA, Mark Siegner, Monteith Historic District

Derelict houses: Demolition requested

Written August 24th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 3 responses.

What can you do with three old houses that the city of Albany condemned as uninhabitable, and making them livable again would cost more than a million dollars? One answer is to tear them down so new dwellings can be built on the site.

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Tags: 331 Calapooia, 525 Fourth, 533 Fourth, Fourth ad Calapooia, Landmarks Commission, Mark Siegner, Monteith District

CARA yanks old-house request

Written April 17th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 14 responses.

A million-dollar funding request to help preserve three derelict old houses in Albany’s Monteith Historic District has been pulled from Wednesday’s agenda of the Central Albany Revitalization Area’s advisory board.

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Tags: CARA, Mark Siegner

CARA to weigh $1 million request

Written April 15th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 25 responses.

If the city of Albany wants three century-old houses in the Monteith Historic District rebuilt and preserved, it will have to put up a million dollars in urban-renewal aid. The issue comes up Wednesday when the advisory board of the Central Albany Revitalization Area meets.

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Tags: CARA, Central Albany Revitalization Area, Mark Siegner

3 near-ruins have new owners

Written February 17th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 9 responses.

Three derelict houses in Albany’s Monteith Historic District, declared unsafe to be lived in a few months ago, have new owners who are weighing whether to fix them up or replace them with something new.

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Tags: 331 Calapooia, 525 Fourth, 533 Fourth, condemned houses, derelict houses, Fourth and Calapooia, Mark Siegner