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A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

A grand sidewalk, as CARA winds down

Written June 9th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Contractors have been working on Albany’s new “plaza street” at the west end of Water Avenue while the CARA urban renewal program is preparing for what may be its final budget.


A short explanation of work on Gibson Hill

Written May 18th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

What are they doing on Gibson Hill Road, somebody asked yesterday. The short answer is they’re working on the power lines.


 
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