HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

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.


Heavy work done well

Written July 2nd, 2014 by Hasso Hering

This, as you have no doubt noticed, is the road-construction season. Let us take the occasion not to fume about the inevitable traffic delays but to acknowledge the remarkable degree of planning, coordination and execution on the part of the crews that these jobs require.


 
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