Simpson Park, on the Willamette River downstream from Albany, has become a haven for homeless camps, but local authorities are trying again to clear the campers out.
In Millersburg, new factories are going up
Written November 9th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
On Saturday I took a bike ride along Conser Road in Millersburg. All the construction there makes for an impressive sight.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Ball Corporation, Conser Road, Linear Park, Millersburg, Timberlab, Transition Parkway
Tags: Ball Corporation, Conser Road, Linear Park, Millersburg, Timberlab, Transition Parkway
There’s water back in the ‘Talking Gardens’
Written August 18th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Water has resumed flowing at Talking Water Gardens, the constructed wetlands that Albany was forced to let dry up this summer.
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Tags: Albany, constructed wetlands, Millersburg, Talking Water Gardens, treated wastewater
Tags: Albany, constructed wetlands, Millersburg, Talking Water Gardens, treated wastewater
What they’ll build off Old Salem Road
Written April 9th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Driving back to Albany from Millersburg the other day, I could not help but notice, to my right, the operation to clear a vast area of land west of Old Salem Road. When I inquired, I learned the site is being prepared for the construction of a Ball Corporation factory to make aluminum cans.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: aluminum cans, Ball Corporation, Millersburg, Old Salem Road, Project DeLorean
Tags: aluminum cans, Ball Corporation, Millersburg, Old Salem Road, Project DeLorean
Where a city fuel tax would be sweet
Written April 4th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Like Albany, the City of Millersburg is considering a local fuel tax to help pay for street maintenance. But in Millersburg, most of the revenue would come from people who live some place else.
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Tags: city fuel tax, Love's Travel stop, Millersburg, street maintenance
Tags: city fuel tax, Love's Travel stop, Millersburg, street maintenance
Intermodal center to get some ‘green’ life
Written October 15th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
It was a year ago, in October 2023, that I last parked the bike at the new but dormant intermodal shipping center in Millersburg. Now it looks as though this multimillion-dollar terminal will finally get some use.
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Tags: Intermodal Center, Millersburg, Omni Energy Trading LLC, renewable diesel
Tags: Intermodal Center, Millersburg, Omni Energy Trading LLC, renewable diesel
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Expect delays as old bridge is replaced
Going to Simpson Park or Talking Water Gardens may take a little longer starting next week because the work to replace the Waverly Drive bridge over Cox Creek is supposed to start June 15.
Tags: Cox Creek bridge, Linn County Road Department, Millersburg, Waverly Drive