The good news is that the boat remains. The bad news in the planning for upgrading North Albany County Park? Well, as near as I can see, there isn’t any bad news in the concepts unveiled during a community meeting Thursday night.
Albany yard debris: Still biweekly
Written October 12th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Albany customers of Republic Services won’t get weekly yard debris pick-up, and they won’t have to pay $3 more a month for their disposal service as Republic had proposed. That’s the result of a city council decision Wednesday night.
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Tags: Albany City Council, food waste recycling, Republic Services, yard debris
Tags: Albany City Council, food waste recycling, Republic Services, yard debris
Albany to upgrade trestle warnings
Written October 12th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Hoping to cut down on the number of times that trucks get crunched by the railroad trestle on First Avenue, the Albany city administration has decided to upgrade warnings to give drivers a more emphatic heads-up.
The rain tax: An expense for some
Written October 11th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Many homeowners may hardly notice Albany’s planned new storm water utility fee — a rain tax, in other words — when it takes effect next year. But for the city’s utility customers with the largest amounts of impervious surface, such as schools and companies with big buildings and parking lots, it will be a bigger expense. How much […]
At N. Albany RR track, a novel sight
Written October 10th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
For 39 years I’ve crossed the railroad tracks on North Albany Road just about twice every day. In yet on Monday I and maybe a couple dozen other motorists were treated to a sight that was novel at least for me.
Another place for help with life
Written October 10th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Looking at the massive construction project on Albany’s Southeast Salem Avenue, your first thought may be: “Wow, that’s a lot of wood.” In a matter of months the place known as Waverly Assisted Living will become home for up to 98 people who are getting up in years.
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Tags: Ridgeline Management Co., Salem Avenue SE, Waverly Assisted Living
Tags: Ridgeline Management Co., Salem Avenue SE, Waverly Assisted Living
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Pot entrepreneur backs ‘no’ campaign
An entrepreneur who has told Massachusetts regulators he wants to open an Oregon cannabis business has poured $50,000 into the Albany campaign to allow recreational marijuana commerce within the city.
Tags: Albany marijuana vote, Measure 22-156