So what exactly is that so-called “plaza street” that leaves Albany customers of Pacific Power on the hook for the expense of putting power lines under ground?
Albany’s Waterfront Project calls for power lines on three blocks of Water Avenue to be placed underground, and all Pacific Power customers within the city will be charged for the expense.
The July heat wave came at just the right time. This has been the first week that Albany’s new children’s splash pad was open in the renovated Monteith Riverpark.
It didn’t take long for some moron to damage the new Willamette River overlook on the Albany riverfront.
At the risk of overdoing these path reports, thrilling though they may seem, here’s one more.
New riverfront plantings have struggled
Last winter and spring, a landscape contractor for the Albany Waterfront Project planted a ton of shrubs along the Dave Clark Riverfront Path. Some of that work may have to be redone.
Tags: Albany Revitalization Agency, Clark Path plantings, Waterfront Project