HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Church rejects road-widening condition

Written April 30th, 2026 by Hasso Hering

Ahead of a May 5 meeting of the Benton County Planning Commission, the county has published new materials concerning the application by Northside Christian Church to build its church in a 19-acre field on Powers Avenue in rural North Albany.


Benton panel hears plan for big church

Written March 17th, 2026 by Hasso Hering

Talk about long meetings. After a four-hour public hearing about plans for a large church campus in rural North Albany, the Benton County Planning Commission postponed a decision until May 5.


 
HH Today: A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley
Albany Albany City Council Albany council Albany downtown Albany housing Albany parks Albany Planning Commission Albany police Albany Public Works Albany riverfront Albany Station Albany streets Albany traffic Albany urban renewal apartments ARA Benton County bicycling bike lanes Bowman Park Bryant Park Calapooia River CARA climate change Cox Creek Cox Creek path cumberland church cycling Dave Clark Path DEQ downtown Albany Edgewater Village Ellsworth Street bridge Highway 20 homeless housing Interstate 5 land use Linn County Millersburg Monteith Riverpark North Albany North Albany Road ODOT Oregon legislature Pacific Boulevard Pacific Power Periwinkle Bikepath Portland & Western Queen Avenue Queen Avenue crossing railroad Railroads Republic Services Riverside Drive Santiam Canal Scott Lepman Talking Water Gardens Union Pacific urban renewal vandalism Water Avenue Waterfront Project Waverly Lake Willamette River



Copyright 2025. All Rights Reserved. Hasso Hering.
Website Serviced by Santiam Communications
Hasso Hering