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A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Up for discussion: Use of city-owned vacant lot

Written February 28th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Since 2013, the City of Albany has owned nearly one acre of former railroad land near the Willamette riverfront. Off and on since then, city officials have talked about what to do with the vacant lot. Now they’d like to hear from the public.


Vacant city lot remains, well, undecided

Written January 24th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

The future of a 1-acre vacant lot, owned by the city of Albany in the middle of the Edgewater Village development off Water Avenue, remains uncertain today.


Trash patrol: One man’s quest to tidy up

Written October 4th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

If Albany’s riverfront looks more or less picked up these days, we can thank Russell Hawke. He often cleans up the trash others leave behind.


 
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