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  • Search RecordsLook up any name, agency, contract, budget, or meeting in one search.
  • Meeting GuidesWhat the council will decide, in plain words, with page links to the source.
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  • License Plate CamerasHow the council voted 4–2 to end the camera contract, and what is still open.
  • Urban Renewal Money (CARA)Who got grants and loans from Albany's urban renewal agency, traced dollar by dollar.
  • 2026 Local ElectionsWho is running for mayor and council, and where their campaign money comes from.
  • Your City OfficialsThe mayor and councilors: their votes, terms, and disclosures, with sources.
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  • Our Requests to the CityEvery record we have asked for — what it cost, what came back, what was denied.
  • License Plate CamerasHow the council voted 4–2 to end the camera contract, and what is still open.
  • Urban Renewal Money (CARA)Who got grants and loans from Albany's urban renewal agency, traced dollar by dollar.
  • 2026 Local ElectionsWho is running for mayor and council, and where their campaign money comes from.
  • Your City OfficialsThe mayor and councilors: their votes, terms, and disclosures, with sources.
  • City Promises CheckAlbany's 2026–2030 goals: what was promised, who owns it, and the proof so far.
Take Action
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  • Pick Our Next IssueVote on which local issues we should dig into next.
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Learn
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  • How Things WorkStep-by-step guides to Oregon's civic rules, in plain words.
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  • VideosClips and highlights from local council meetings.
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Disclaimer: The Albany Records Project is an independent civic research and journalism organization. We are not a law firm and nothing here is legal advice. Tips are treated as leads to check, not as proof. Before anything is published, we review it for source reliability, litigation holds, redactions, and consent. To report an error or ask for a correction, contact the records desk.

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Articles teach from records, not from certainty the records have not yet established. Every piece is reviewed for source, redaction, and safety before it goes public.

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Showing 23 published articles matching “Albany”.

  • Planning Commission — July 20, 2026

    Albany Planning Commission Reviews Water Reclamation Composting Expansion and Rezone

    Albany's Planning Commission considers a quasi-judicial map amendment to rezone 3.37 acres of residential land to Light and Heavy Industrial for the Water Reclamation Facility composting expansion.

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    Planning Commission — July 20, 2026

    Jul 20, 2026

    3 min read

    3 sources

  • Community Development Commission — July 20, 2026

    Albany CDC Allocates CDBG Grants, Shifts Program Income, and Outlines Housing Fund Rules

    Albany's Community Development Commission packet outlines the distribution of $395,432 in federal CDBG funds, reallocates housing rehab loan repayments to Habitat for Humanity, and sets rules for state housing programs.

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    Community Development Commission — July 20, 2026

    Jul 20, 2026

    4 min read

    3 sources

  • Oregon legal literacy

    You Don't Have to Be a Lawyer to Read the Law

    Albany police shared a legal-myths post. Here is what it gets right, where Oregon law needs more precision, and how anyone can check the sources.

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    Oregon legal literacy

    Jul 10, 2026

    12 min read

    4 sources

  • Meeting Review — July 8, 2026

    One Night, Three Lessons: What the July 8 Council Meeting Taught About How Albany Makes Law

    A defective code packet, a 4–2 ordinance vote, and a verbal-only ALPR briefing show why Albany's written record matters.

    Albany City Councilland useALPRpublic records

    Meeting Review — July 8, 2026

    Jul 8, 2026

    11 min read

    7 sources

  • Civic Method — July 8, 2026

    We Sent the Council Two Letters. Here's Exactly What Happened to Them.

    A point-by-point accounting of two written public comments submitted for the July 8 meeting — what staff engaged, what they promised, what went unanswered, and what was refused. Written testimony works. Here's the evidence, graded honestly.

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    Civic Method — July 8, 2026

    Jul 8, 2026

    10 min read

    5 sources

  • Flock ALPR closeout · May 27, 2026

    Albany Canceled Flock. Can the City Regulate Public and Private ALPR Systems?

    Albany's 4-2 cancellation vote ended one contract. The next source-backed question is how far the City can regulate ALPR use, private plate data, audits, deletion, and future exceptions.

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    Flock ALPR closeout · May 27, 2026

    May 27, 2026

    20 min read

    35 sources

  • Council Watch — July 8, 2026

    July 8 Packet Summary: Development Code Amendments, Bridge Funding, and ALPR Report

    A page-by-page summary of the 291-page July 8 council packet, covering the development code amendments, a second ordinance on private-improvement permitting, a bridge funding agreement, right-of-way dedications, and a verbal ALPR report.

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    Council Watch — July 8, 2026

    Jul 8, 2026

    15 min read

    6 sources

  • Legal Explainer — July 8, 2026

    The July 8 Line: Banning ALPRs

    Albany canceled its own Flock contract. The next question is whether local privacy authority can reach city agencies, state patrols, county operations, and private ALPR systems.

    ALPRprivacyOregon SB 1516public safety

    Legal Explainer — July 8, 2026

    Jul 8, 2026

    8 min read

    4 sources

  • Civics Desk — Know Your Rights

    The Resident's Guide to Oregon Public Meetings and Records

    Every right you have at an Albany public meeting, every deadline that protects those rights, and every tool for getting public records — in plain language, with the statute for each so you can check us.

    civicspublic meetings lawpublic recordsknow your rights

    Civics Desk — Know Your Rights

    Jul 7, 2026

    6 min read

    3 sources

  • Know your rights — June 7, 2026

    When a Landlord Calls the Police Instead of the Court

    A plain-language guide to Oregon's line between a landlord notice, court judgment, sheriff writ, and police presence, plus the records to ask for.

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    Know your rights — June 7, 2026

    Jun 7, 2026

    17 min read

    9 sources

  • Civics Desk — Public Meetings Law

    Executive Sessions, Explained: The Law Behind Albany's Closed-Door July 6 Meeting

    Albany's council met behind closed doors for over 90 minutes on July 6 before voting on the City Manager's pay in public. Here is what Oregon law allows in a closed session, what it forbids, and how to check whether the rules were followed.

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    Civics Desk — Public Meetings Law

    Jul 6, 2026

    8 min read

    4 sources

  • Council Watch — July 6, 2026

    Albany Adopts Salary Range for City Manager, Slows the Raise Schedule

    A consultant survey found Albany's city manager base pay $34,121 below the median of five peer cities. On July 6, council adopted a salary range and a step-by-step raise schedule running through January 2028.

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    Council Watch — July 6, 2026

    Jul 6, 2026

    9 min read

    4 sources

  • Council Watch — June 25, 2026

    Four Records Questions From Albany's June 24 Council Meeting

    A close read of Albany's June 24 council packet and meeting video points to an unreconciled signature-authority threshold, storefront closure rules, a budget transfer variance, and the ongoing street fee debate.

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    Council Watch — June 25, 2026

    Jun 24, 2026

    7 min read

    9 sources

  • Tax Watch — June 25, 2026

    Stayed More Than 30 Days? Check Your Lodging Tax Receipt.

    Oregon, Albany, and Linn County all draw a line between temporary lodging and longer stays. If you stayed more than 30 consecutive days and kept paying transient lodging tax, there may be money to get back.

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    Tax Watch — June 25, 2026

    Jun 4, 2026

    9 min read

    6 sources

  • Council Watch — June 11, 2026

    Five Records Questions From Albany's June 10 Council Meeting

    Albany's June 10 council packet and meeting video point to follow-up records on the street maintenance fee, CDBG awards, civic access, infrastructure costs, and utility hardship cases.

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    Council Watch — June 11, 2026

    Jun 10, 2026

    8 min read

    12 sources

  • Council Watch

    What Albany Council Actually Changed in the 53rd & Pacific Apartment Appeal

    A plain-language guide to the June 8, 2026 Albany Council appeal over the 108-unit 53rd & Pacific apartment project.

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    Council Watch

    Jun 8, 2026

    7 min read

    9 sources

  • ARA · May 27, 2026

    Albany Revitalization Agency Awards CARA Grants, Extends 300 W. First Deadline

    The Albany Revitalization Agency finished allocating its $545,000 CARA grant pool, then voted 5-2 to give the former Wells Fargo development path more time.

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    ARA · May 27, 2026

    May 27, 2026

    4 min read

    4 sources

  • Downtown · May 27, 2026

    Downtown Albany's Economic Improvement District Renewed for Three More Years

    Albany City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance on May 27 renewing the Downtown Economic Improvement District through June 30, 2029. The assessment rate holds at $0.80 per $1,000 of real market value. Nineteen percent of properties remonstrated — well below the one-third threshold that would have stopped the district.

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    Downtown · May 27, 2026

    May 27, 2026

    2 min read

    3 sources

  • City Government · May 27, 2026

    Albany's 2026-2030 Strategic Plan Turns Growth Priorities Into a Budget Test

    Albany's new four-year strategic plan ties roads, housing, public safety, economic development, and city operations to department work plans and the next biennial budget. The public test now is whether the promised dashboard and budget process show real follow-through.

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    City Government · May 27, 2026

    May 27, 2026

    4 min read

    3 sources

  • Public Works · May 27, 2026

    Albany Begins Its First Transportation Plan Update Since 2010

    Albany's Transportation System Plan — a state-required 20-year document covering roads, transit, walking, biking, and emerging technology — is due for its first major update in 16 years. ODOT and Kittelson & Associates will lead the work, alongside a new Vision Zero safety plan and a Mobility Development Plan.

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    Public Works · May 27, 2026

    May 27, 2026

    2 min read

    0 sources

  • City Budget · May 27, 2026

    Albany's Ambulance Base Rate Rises to $2,200. For a Vehicle Accident, It Starts at $2,950.

    Albany City Council approved new ambulance fee rates as part of its May 27 consent agenda. The base rate for an ambulance dispatch rises to $2,200 effective June 1, 2026 — and to $2,950 for motor vehicle accidents, plus $32 per loaded mile.

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    City Budget · May 27, 2026

    May 27, 2026

    2 min read

    0 sources

  • Government Transparency · May 27, 2026

    Albany's City Manager Stopped a Council Email Chain Before It Became an Illegal Meeting

    At the close of the May 27 meeting, City Manager Peter Troedsson disclosed that he had intercepted an email thread between councilors about housing data and printed the material instead — because the chain was approaching the legal threshold for a 'serial meeting' under Oregon's Public Meetings Law.

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    Government Transparency · May 27, 2026

    May 27, 2026

    2 min read

    0 sources

  • For the Record · May 27, 2026

    For the Record: Introducing the Albany Records Project

    Albany Records Project is a neighbor-funded public-records, research, and data desk built for source-backed accountability in Albany and Linn County.

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    For the Record · May 27, 2026

    May 27, 2026

    4 min read

    3 sources