Willamette River

Apartments on river get Albany staff’s OK

Written June 3rd, 2019 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 8 responses.

The site plan for a proposed 105-unit apartment complex on the Willamette River has won the tentative approval of the Albany city planning staff. Neighbors who submitted written comments now have until June 10 to ask for a public hearing before the Albany Planning Commission.

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Tags: Albany housing, apartments, The Banks, Willamette River

Making waves: New river law nears passage

Written May 20th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

[youtube video=”lBleLmfViiQ” rel=”0″] These little wavelets on the Willamette, left by a passing boat near Bowman Park on Monday, are nothing compared to the big wakes caused by some powerboats lower on the river. Now, a bill trying to prevent big waves from damaging the banks in the Willamette River Greenway is likely to become […]

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Tags: HB 2351, river boating, wake boarding, wake surfing, Willamette River

Not your usual flotsam and jetsam

Written April 18th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 9 responses.

The riverfront is my beat, and Wednesday it offered an unusual sight: The hull of a derelict speedboat loaded with a collection of old tires and a toilet complete with its tank.

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Tags: Benton County Sheriff's Office, Bowman Park, trash boat, Willamette River, wreckage

Hyak Park gets a new restroom

Written April 11th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 4 responses.

Benton County’s Hyak Park on the Willamette River reopened to the public Wednesday after being closed while workers were installing a small new restroom building.

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Tags: Benton County, Hyak Park, Natural Areas & Parks, Oregon State Marine Board, Willamette River

Takena Landing to get new dock

Written August 11th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

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To the casual observer the wooden floating dock at Albany’s Takena Landing doesn’t look as though it’s in bad shape. But it’s going to be replaced next spring, and the new one will have a fiberglass deck.

Posted in: Commentary, News, Videos
Tags: canoeing, Oregon State Marine Board, Takena Landing, Willamette River

On a slow day, watch the river rise

Written April 28th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

Comments: one response.

Patrolling my riverfront beat on Friday afternoon on the bike, I could not help but notice that the Willamette had risen rather sharply over the last few days. Looks like the Corps upped its releases from the upstream dams.

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Albany riverfront, Bowman Park, Bryant Park, Willamette River

Idle thoughts: We’re lacking lakes

Written February 13th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 8 responses.

There’s no news here, just an observation: Wouldn’t it be nice if the seasonal wintertime flooding of Albany’s Bryant Park was a permanent thing and people could enjoy something called Bryant Lake all year long?

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Bryant Park, lakes, Willamette River