City of Albany, Oregon

06/12/2026

Here’s what’s happening at City Hall next week. If you like knowing what’s going on in your community, take a quick look:

Monday, June 15: 5:15pm - Planning Commission (Council Chambers, City Hall)
Thursday, June 18: 3:30pm - Airport Commission (Santiam Room, City Hall)
Friday, June 19: City Offices will be closed for Juneteenth

City Hall is located at 333 Broadalbin St. SW in downtown Albany.

Every public meeting can be viewed online. Use the calendar link in the comments for the latest meeting details, materials, and viewing options.

Meeting spaces are accessible to people with disabilities. If you need an accommodation, please contact the staff member listed at the bottom of the agenda at least 48 hours in advance.

06/12/2026

Our two winners in this year’s Oregon Mayors Association “If I Were Mayor” student contest were joined at last night’s City Council meeting by the 13 members of our 2nd Annual Civic Academy cohort.

Our younger “Mayors” shared their entries with Council and their vision for Albany and our Civic Academy graduates shared their class project on ways the city can engage residents earlier and more meaningfully in decision making. (Look for many of their suggestions to become reality down the road.)

We want to recognize these residents of all ages, and from different backgrounds and parts of the city, for taking an active role in connecting to our community. Congratulations to Alex, Addie, Jason, Ruth, Brandon, Lonna, Trista, Jasmine, Lesly, Keith, Alicen, Emilee, Coral, Mojdeh, and Alicia!

06/10/2026

Tomorrow, June 11, is the last day of the school year and both North Albany schools will be operating on a half-day schedule.

The school speed zone flashing lights on North Albany Road will be set to the following schedule Thursday:
☀️Morning: 7:20 AM to 9:25 AM
🕶️End of School: 10:35 AM to 12:45 PM

06/09/2026

The City's websites at albanyoregon.gov are currently offline. The vendor and IT are working to restore service today.

06/08/2026

Linn County and Legacy Contracting, Inc. have announced that work will begin on June 15 to replace the existing bridge on Waverly Drive over Cox Creek near the city limits of Albany and Millersburg. The new bridge will have one 110-foot-long span over the creek and foundations protected against stream scour. The new bridge will be constructed one half at a time, allowing traffic to access Simpson Timber property, Talking Waters Gardens, and the railroad to access their yard during construction. One lane will remain open to vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles during construction, with delays of up to 20 minutes to cross the bridge. Bridge foundation construction is expected to begin in July and will include pile driving, which produces very loud sounds.

More information is available on the City of Millersburg's website at https://www.millersburgoregon.gov/1411/Waverly-Drive-Cox-Creek-Bridge-Replaceme

06/05/2026

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It is our most popular summer reading program each year, Big City Trucks! Stop by the Main library back parking lot to check out cool vehicles from the city. In past years, we've had a cherry picker, bulldozer, and street sweeper. Last year we also had a city bus, and it was fantastic. It will be a surprise what we get this year. The trucks will be here on June 12, from 10-11:30 a.m.

If you haven't already signed up for Summer Reading, you can do that too at the same time.

06/05/2026

Thanks for the update Albany Parks & Recreation! We’re just going to have to wait a little while longer to put the lazy in lazy river.

UPDATE: The date below has been changed from the 26th to the 27th to allow an extra day for on-site staff training.

As summer gets rolling, we wanted to share some updates about COOL! Pool.

This spring, our Facilities Maintenance team has been hard at work completing a number of repairs and restorations including patching cracks and holes in the plaster, replacing tiles along the pool's edges, installing a new boiler, replacing some of the pool lights, patching and waxing the slide, and much more.

The tricky part about working on a pool of this size is having to squeeze the majority of that work in between the end of spring rains and the start of summer. Unfortunately, rain in next week's forecast has thrown off part of the scheduled updates. In order to prevent plaster repairs year after year, this summer we are applying an epoxy paint to the surface of the pool which should drastically change the amount of maintenance required for the 20-year-old plaster in the offseasons. The epoxy was originally scheduled to go down early next week but, due to the weather, will have to be pushed out.

Because of that unfortunate schedule change, we will have to push the opening date of COOL! Pool to June 27th. We wish we didn't have to make this change, but we can't wait to get this work completed and share another fun summer at COOL! Pool with everyone!

06/05/2026

Here's a glance at next week's public meetings.

June 8: 4pm - Council Work Session (Council Chambers, City Hall)
June 9: 3:30pm - Arts Commission (Calapooia Room, City Hall)
June 10: 6pm - Council Meeting (Council Chambers, City Hall)

City Hall is located at 333 Broadalbin St SW in downtown Albany.

All public meetings are available to view online. Check out the calendar link in comments for the most up-to-date information, materials, and online viewing links.

The location for in-person attendance is accessible to people with disabilities. If you have a disability that requires accommodation, please notify city staff at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. The staff contact is listed at the bottom of the agenda for each meeting.

06/05/2026

Heads up, Albany! Your City Council meets Monday, June 8 at 4 p.m. for a Work Session and Wednesday, June 10 at 6 p.m. for a Regular Council Meeting.

Here’s what’s coming up and how you can take part:

Monday, June 8 – Work Session
• Appeal of Planning Commission’s Decision (Public Hearing)
• Next Generation Firewall Systems Contract
• DLCD UGB Technical Assistance Grant
• Simpson Timber Property Agreement with Linn County

Wednesday, June 10 – Regular Meeting
• Family Tree Relief Nursery Presentation
• If I Were Mayor Contest Winners
• Albany Civic Leadership Academy Presentation
• CDBG Action Plan Hearing and Adoption (Public Hearing)
• Amendments to AMC 2.08 (Nomination & Election of Officers)
• North Albany Water Pump Station Study Contract
• City Water Service Request
• Hill Street Overlay Contract

Want to watch or participate?

You can join online or attend in person. The link to view the meeting, see the full agenda, submit written comments, or sign up to speak is in the comments.

We strive to make every meeting accessible. If you need an accommodation to participate, please contact the staff member listed at the bottom of the agenda at least 48 hours beforehand.

05/30/2026

Here's a glance at next week's public meetings.

June 3:
6pm - Landmarks Commission (Council Chambers, City Hall)
6pm - Public Safety Commission (Fire Station 11)

June 5:
5pm - First Friday Art Show (Lobby, City Hall)

City Hall is located at 333 Broadalbin St SW in downtown Albany.

All public meetings are available to view online. Check out the calendar link in comments for the most up-to-date information, materials, and online viewing links.

The location for in-person attendance is accessible to people with disabilities. If you have a disability that requires accommodation, please notify city staff at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. The staff contact is listed at the bottom of the agenda for each meeting.