What makes communities successful and strong, and what makes them less so year by year? There’s a new book out on that subject, and the Albany City Council now has copies thanks to former Councilman Ray Kopczynski.
Guess what: ADUs on Albany agenda again
Written February 25th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
Whether it wants to or not, the Albany City Council will once again have to confront the issue of accessory dwelling units or ADUs. That’s because the city is being threatened with legal action over the outdated ADU language in its development code.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: 1000 Friends, Albany ADUs, Land Conservation and Development Commission, LCDC
Tags: 1000 Friends, Albany ADUs, Land Conservation and Development Commission, LCDC
An Albany cat law? Councilor follows up
Written February 24th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
Two weeks ago, an Albany resident asked the city council to consider passing a law on cats. Councilman Alex Johnson II, for one, is not forgetting about the request but instead is following up.
Another public hearing on routine repairs
Written February 24th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
At the risk of beating a dead horse, another story on an old theme: The Albany Planning Division and Landmarks Commission once again have to go through an elaborate and formal procedure to approve minor repairs on an old house.
Maple Lawn to continue as a preschool
Written February 22nd, 2020 by Hasso Hering
Albany Parks and Recreation Director Kim Lyddane has good news for all those parents who pleaded with the city council last spring not to close the Maple Lawn Preschool: Subject to council and school board approval, the place will stay open and Greater Albany Public Schools will cover the expense.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: "Student Success Act", Albany city budget, Albany schools, GAPS, Maple Lawn
Tags: "Student Success Act", Albany city budget, Albany schools, GAPS, Maple Lawn
On the riverbank, an unexpected cleanup
Written February 21st, 2020 by Hasso Hering
Here’s what I saw on the Dave Clark Riverfront Path on Friday afternoon: A group of guys hard at work cleaning the path of piles of rusted junk they had spent the day recovering from the riverbank below.
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What’s that smell? It’ll soon be gone
As I was heading east on First Avenue Wednesday, a peculiar smell in the air made me wonder if there was a fire upwind. Then, after a left on Columbus and another left on Water, the nature and the source of the odor became obvious: Creosote fumes from batches of new railroad ties being stacked […]
Tags: creosote, Genesee & Wyoming, Portland & Western, Railroad ties