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No controversy: Two developments get city’s OK
Written November 9th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
In what was pretty much a formality, the Albany Planning Commission has approved a 22-unit apartment complex on Southeast Salem Avenue and a 23-lot subdivision on Northwest Gibson Hill Road.
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Tags: Albany Planning Commission, apartments, Gibson Hill Road, housing, land use, North Albany, Salem Avenue, single-family lots, subdivisions
Tags: Albany Planning Commission, apartments, Gibson Hill Road, housing, land use, North Albany, Salem Avenue, single-family lots, subdivisions
Now that the ‘hazard trees’ are gone …
Written November 7th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
Last month Benton County had a lot of Douglas firs removed from the natural area at the corner of Crocker Lane and Valley View Drive in North Albany. So let’s do a quick check and see what the place looks like now.
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Tags: Benton County parks, Crocker Lane, land use, North Albany, North Albany Natural Area, subdivisions, woodlands
Tags: Benton County parks, Crocker Lane, land use, North Albany, North Albany Natural Area, subdivisions, woodlands
In North Albany woodland, reducing the risk
Written September 30th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
The Benton County parks department is about to start cutting down more trees in what it calls the North Albany Natural Area, and it wants people to know why this has to be done.
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Tags: Adam Stebbins, Benton County parks, Crocker and Valley View, Douglas fir, drought, North Albany
Tags: Adam Stebbins, Benton County parks, Crocker and Valley View, Douglas fir, drought, North Albany
Small district’s water service is assured
Written September 8th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
Customers in the Dumbeck Lane Water District got reassuring news Wednesday. Arrangements have been made for continued water service after their small district outside the urban growth boundary in North Albany goes out of business this fall.
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Tags: Albany council, Albany water, Benton County, Dumbeck Lane Water District, North Albany
Tags: Albany council, Albany water, Benton County, Dumbeck Lane Water District, North Albany
North Albany housing project: Another step
Written July 18th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
The Portland owner of about 15 acres in North Albany has taken another preliminary step in a project to build 195 townhomes and duplexes on the land.
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Tags: Albany housing, Albany zoning, James Winkler, North Albany, Oregon housing, Winprop I
Tags: Albany housing, Albany zoning, James Winkler, North Albany, Oregon housing, Winprop I
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More details on new traffic cameras
There’s more to the new traffic cameras ODOT has installed on Spring Hill Drive at Highway 20 in North Albany. I learned this today from Angela Beers-Seydel, ODOT’s public information officer for this area.
Tags: Highway 20, North Albany, ODOT, Spring Hill Drive, traffic cameras, TripCheck