Unhappy with a city committee’s rejection of a request to raze three dilapidated old houses in the Monteith Historic District, the Albany City Council voted Wednesday to review the case without the applicants having to file — and pay for — an appeal.
So exactly how big is Bowers Rock State Park, the natural wonderland near Albany I wrote about last week? And is there really camera surveillance of people who go in and out?
As far as the Albany City Council is concerned, the long 20-mph school zone on Southeast Waverly Drive is fine even though there’s no requirement for it to remain.
The second apartment development to be proposed in North Albany has just won city approval, so I was wondering how things had worked out at the first.
What exactly is the zoning issue that is making it hard to find a new tenant or buyer for the former Albany Mega Foods supermarket at 2000 Queen Ave. S.E.? I think I know the answer, but I didn’t get it from City Hall.
Looking at the hundreds of spaces at the North Albany Village shopping center, you’d think parking is never a problem. But then you’re likely not one of the patients at Albany Dialysis, the local branch of the nationwide Fresenius medical company.
Illegal camping: Council softens penalty
Following an “executive session” closed to the public, the Albany City Council has softened a couple of tough new laws aimed at vagrants camping on public property.