Where a city fuel tax would be sweet
Like Albany, the City of Millersburg is considering a local fuel tax to help pay for street maintenance. But in Millersburg, most of the revenue would come from people who live some place else. The...
View ArticleBridge project to close Goldfish Farm Road
Goldfish Farm Road, between Knox Butte Road and Santiam Highway on the east side of Albany, will be closed to through traffic starting Monday so the bridge across Cox Creek can be replaced. Linn County...
View ArticleChecking on a site that’s out of the way
When actual news takes place, you can usually find me elsewhere. On Saturday, for instance the bike and I checked on an out-of-the way corner of Albany we had visited almost exactly a year before. This...
View ArticleIn road fees or taxes, we’re fated to pay more
Every time we fill up our cars in Albany, the required signage on the pump reminds us that there’s no local gas tax yet. But the amount we pay for transportation is sure to rise. How much depends on...
View ArticleWhat they’ll build off Old Salem Road
Driving back to Albany from Millersburg the other day, I could not help but notice, to my right, the operation to clear a vast area of land west of Old Salem Road. When I inquired, I learned the site...
View Article‘Climate friendly areas’ hit a slight delay
As ordered by the state bureaucracy, Albany will have five so-called “climate friendly areas,” but not quite yet. At least one council member thinks it’s a bad idea for Albany. On Wednesday night the...
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