Santiam and Main

That’s some swale at Santiam and Main

Written September 20th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 10 responses.

Every once in a while a bike ride takes me past the corner of Main Street and Santiam Road in Albany to check on progress there, the former site of the historic Cumberland church.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: former Cumberland site, Santiam and Main, storm water swale

At Santiam and Main, signs of construction

Written April 3rd, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: one response.

That big hole in the ground you see at the corner of Santiam Road and Main Street in Albany will become a swale to retain storm water when the warehouse in the background is rebuilt, with parking on the lot in front.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Baldwin General, city land use, Development code, Santiam and Main, warehouse renovation

Council votes to sell former Cumberland site

Written June 22nd, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

The former site of the historic Cumberland Church in Albany will go to Baldwin General Contracting, which owns the property next door.

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Tags: 401 Main, cumberland church, Josh Mitchell, Santiam and Main, Scott Lepman, Yohn Baldwin

Long saga’s next step: Fill the hole and sell it

Written October 23rd, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 14 responses.

Having gotten rid of the old Cumberland Church by giving it to a nonprofit that paid to get it moved away, the city of Albany now has to deal with the hole that was left behind.

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Tags: 401 Main, Baldwin General Contracting, cumberland church, Santiam and Main