South Albany Area Plan

South Albany fields: See them while you can

Written July 15th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 10 responses.

With the summer sun low in the west, I took a bike ride Thursday night to take another look at the fast-disappearing farmland on Albany’s south side.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: annexation, Ellingson Road, farm fields, grass-seed fields, housing, Lochner Road, South Albany, South Albany Area Plan

Aid to S. Albany subdivision gets council nod

Written January 6th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

The Albany City Council Monday had a few questions, and then it agreed to have the staff draft an agreement under which the city would contribute $500,000 toward street construction for a platted subdivision in South Albany.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Columbus Street, Henshaw Farms, South Albany Area Plan, subdivision

In South Albany, a plan to help big subdivision

Written January 4th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 28 responses.

Before the rain started on Saturday, the bike took me to the corner of Columbus Street and Ellingson Road at Albany’s southern edge. On the acreage northwest of the corner, a Beaverton company wants to develop a 226-lot subdivision, and the city staff is proposing to contribute $500,000 to help get it started.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Henshaw Farms, Metropolitan Land Group, South Albany Area Plan, south Albany subdivision