The view from the new platform at Monteith Riverpark is nice, someone observed in an email. But what about that ugly piling sticking up in the middle? Will it be removed?
On Saturday I was glad to see that the little boardwalk at the bottom of Albany’s new Monteith Riverpark had been opened so people could use it on their way down toward the river.
There was still a section of concert fencing across a new path in Monteith Riverpark Friday. It didn’t necessarily keep people from getting to the riverbank, but why keep a fence there at all?
As part of the Monteith Riverpark renovation, the City of Albany built a short boardwalk for easy access to a brush-covered gravel bar at the confluence of the Calapooia and Willamette rivers. But you couldn’t go there Sunday.
A mother messaged me with a couple of questions about the new children’s splash pad and playground in Albany’s Monteith Riverpark. This prompted me to steer the bike there for the second afternoon in a row to take a look.
The July heat wave came at just the right time. This has been the first week that Albany’s new children’s splash pad was open in the renovated Monteith Riverpark.
Park trees near power lines cut down
Tuesday’s bike ride along my riverfront beat took me through Monteith Park, where I could not help but notice that tree cutters were at work once again.
Tags: Albany parks, Monteith Riverpark, Pacific Power, park trees, power lines, tree felling