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A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

It’s disgusting, but take a look anyway

Written March 6th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

  Let’s take a quick little tour of what might qualify as ground zero of Albany vandalism. Not many people go there, which is probably why it often looks the way it did on Thursday afternoon.


River pier repairs: What the vandalism cost

Written February 26th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Last week I posted a brief video report that damage done to Albany’s two Willamette River viewing piers had been repaired. Now we know how much the vandalism cost.


On the Clark Path, an expensive repair

Written December 16th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

The first of this month I pointed out a gap in Albany’s Dave Clark Riverfront Path, where the metal cap of an expansion joint had gone missing. Turns out that replacing the cap or cover is not cheap.


Watching out for vandals at Monteith Park

Written November 1st, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Quite a bit of damage has been done at Albany’s Monteith Riverpark since it was reopened in July after more than a year of reconstruction. The city has deployed its camera trailer at the park to try to prevent any more.


More vandalism at new piers and riverpark

Written October 13th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

On Facebook, Albany police reported new vandalism at Monteith Riverpark last week. On a bike ride, I went by there on Sunday to take a look.


On the riverfront path, what you can see

Written July 20th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Big important news happens elsewhere, but on Albany’s Dave Clark Riverfront Path there are little things to notice and to see.


Look what someone has already done

Written June 29th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

It didn’t take long for some moron to damage the new Willamette River overlook on the Albany riverfront.


 
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