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August 2012 Issue
 
City of Albany, Oregon
333 Broadalbin Street SW
Albany, Oregon 97321
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Mayor
Sharon Konopa
541-926-6812

Ward I Councilors
Dick Olsen
541-926-7348
Floyd Collins
541-928-2961

Ward II Councilors
Bill Coburn
541-928-0649
Ray Kopczynski
541-917-0490

Ward III Councilors
Bessie Johnson
541-791-2494
Jeff Christman
541-926-0528

City Manager
Wes Hare 541-917-7505

General Information
541-917-7500

Building Inspection

541-917-7553

Engineering

541-917-7676

Fire (Non-Emergency)
541-917-7700
Library

541-917-7580 (Main)
541-917-7585 (Carnegie)

Municipal Court

541-917-7740

Parks & Recreation

541-917-7777

Planning

541-917-7550

Police (Non-Emergency)

541-917-7680

Public Works Operations

541-917-7600

Transit

541-917-7667

Utility Billing

541-917-7547

Default City Bridges Header Fun in The Park-ing Lot

 

Join Albany Parks & Recreation and the Takena Kiwanis to get kids off the couch and into the action at two Fun in the Park-ing Lot events in August.

Overgrown vegetation

 

Generous spring rains followed by a good dose of sunshine may be a boon to hay farmers, but Albany residents living near abandoned properties or next to neighbors who neglect their yards feel as if they are under siege by waist-high grass, spreading weeds, and aggressive blackberries.

 

Due to budget constraints, the City is limited to focusing weed abatement efforts on properties where the growth poses a fire hazard. City staff has received dozens of reports of overgrown lawns and vacant lots this year; when fire season is officially declared, staff will check those addresses to determine if a fire hazard exists.

 

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Default City Bridges Header Stay fire-free this fire season

Wildfires strike quickly and without warning.  Terrain, vegetation, and lifestyle can combine to make your home more vulnerable to serious damage from wildfire than other homes around it.  You can reduce your risk of wildfire in just a few hours. Read more...

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