Valley View Drive

Council makes NA group happy

Written April 23rd, 2015 by Hasso Hering

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The Albany City Council doesn’t often get applause during its meetings, but it got some Wednesday from a group of North Albany homeowners who had just learned their prospective street assessments had been reduced from several thousand dollars each to — nothing.

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Tags: Crocker Lane, MBBH, Myles Breadner, North Creek, Valley View Drive

Those street costs would bite

Written March 3rd, 2015 by Hasso Hering

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How’d you like to stretch your finances and buy a new house only to learn some time later that oh, by the way, you’re on the hook for a few thousand bucks in extra street assessments? You might understand the need if the street work did you some good. But not if you already have sidewalks […]

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Tags: Albany City Council, Crocker Lane, street assessments, Valley View Drive

Hands off Bloom Lane, except …

Written May 29th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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Here, take a look at Bloom Lane. You can see why all the property owners and residents would like the city government to keep its hands off their quiet little dead-end street in North Albany. They don’t want it widened or “improved” with curbs, gutters and sidewalks. They don’t want to be assessed for such […]

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Tags: Albany City Council, Bloom Lane, Crocker Lane, pavement issues, rural roads, street standards, Valley View Drive

‘Local local:’ Save that woodland

Written May 21st, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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On a very local front, whether a stately stand of Douglas firs, oaks and other trees in North Albany is retained or cut down for houses may depend on how expensive nearby street projects turn out to be. The less expensive the street work, the better the chances of turning the woodland into a park.

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Tags: Albany City Council, Benton County parks, Crocker Lane N.W., Valley View Drive