HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

That’s some swale at Santiam and Main

Written September 20th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

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.


At Santiam and Main, signs of construction

Written April 3rd, 2024 by Hasso Hering

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.


Council votes to sell former Cumberland site

Written June 22nd, 2022 by Hasso Hering

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


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

Written October 23rd, 2021 by Hasso Hering

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.


New moving date for Cumberland Church

Written October 8th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

In case you’re wondering, the former Cumberland Church in Albany now is scheduled to make its long-awaited move on Tuesday, Oct. 12.


 
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