Somebody who evidently doesn’t get around much asked me the other day whether Panera Bread was or was not opening a restaurant in Albany. Well, they’ve been building the place for months, the signs have been up since last year, and the restraurant will open by the end of the month.
If you live in the area covered by the Albany Fire Department, you might want to ask your insurance company about lowering your fire insurance premiums. Why? Because the Insurance Services Office has just upgraded the department’s “public protection classification” to a 2, up from a 3.
Time to check in with Paul Dykast, who’s been working since last November to renovate a small house at 830 Fourth Ave. S.E. I dropped in on his project Wednesday afternoon. The timing was right because he’s nearing a deadline of sorts.
The Salem Avenue bridge over Cox Creek in Albany, seen here on April 21, looks pretty solid. But inspections have found structural problems that may cost — in round figures — an estimated $700,000 to fix.
At City Hall, the staff has compiled a list of Albany city employees and how much each earned last year, then furnished the information to OpenTheBooks.com.
It had been a while since I last visited Draperville in Albany’s northeast corner. The bike took me there this week for a look at where the city is building a new street.
Budget message: You can check it out
Budget meetings aren’t anybody’s idea of a good time. But Tuesday’s session in the Albany council chamber was interesting, mainly for the long and extraordinarily detailed message delivered by City Manager Peter Troedsson.
Tags: Albany city budget, health insurance, Maple Lawn, pension costs