If you’ve driven (or ridden a bike) on Scenic Drive in North Albany lately, you’ve seen the new 45 mph speed signs. They’ve been up a couple of weeks.
When Pacific Power wanted to install three voltage regulators on North Albany Road in 2019, then Mayor Sharon Konopa objected to the installation’s appearance. Now there’s another issue: They don’t work.
This sign first caught my attention nine years ago, in July 2014. It didn’t make sense then or when I saw it again in 2016. It was still there on the second of this month, making no more sense than before.
Property owners asked the city of Albany for a “license to occupy” public property so they could close a gate on an unimproved section of Dover Lane in North Albany. On Wednesday the city council said no.
What are they doing on Gibson Hill Road, somebody asked yesterday. The short answer is they’re working on the power lines.
Glancing left while crossing the bridge on North Albany Road, it was hard to miss the unusual appearance of a large part of West Thornton Lake on Friday night.
Benton’s N.A. Park: What about upgrade?
On my way somewhere else on Sunday, I made a detour to North Albany County Park to see if any of the upgrades planned in 2017 had been done.
Tags: ADA, Benton County, North Albany, North Albany Park, playgrounds