The City of Albany says it is about to start enforcing its revised ban on unauthorized camping on public property. The new regulations took effect one month after the city council adopted them on Aug. 7.
Albany election: Two councilors bowing out
Written August 25th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Two members of the Albany City Council are not seeking re-election this year, which is not exactly a surprise.
Albany council to consider a flag policy
Written June 10th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Albany city officials have worked up a policy on displaying flags, a policy that allows for the gay-pride flag the city council voted to display for the month of June.
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Tags: Albany City Council, flag policy, flag resolution, flags, pride flag
Tags: Albany City Council, flag policy, flag resolution, flags, pride flag
Flags at Albany City Hall: Taking a look
Written June 2nd, 2023 by Hasso Hering
An evening bike ride took me past Albany City Hall on Thursday, June 1, and I saw the results of action the city council took on May 24 in the matter of flags on display.
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Tags: "Pride, Albany City Council, Albany City Hall, flags, Gay Pride Flag, POW-MIA flag
Tags: "Pride, Albany City Council, Albany City Hall, flags, Gay Pride Flag, POW-MIA flag
New Albany council starts a fresh year
Written January 4th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
With three new members, the Albany City Council held its first meeting of 2023 on Wednesday night. It was a ceremonial affair, and if you weren’t there and want to see how it went, you should look it up on YouTube.
City vacates street to help Helping Hands
Written August 24th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Three members of the Albany City Council plus the mayor Wednesday pushed through a move to vacate or abandon a short section of Jefferson Street, an action the Helping Hands homeless shelter needs to expand.
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Tags: Albany City Council, Helping Hands, homeless, Jefferson Street, street vacation
Tags: Albany City Council, Helping Hands, homeless, Jefferson Street, street vacation
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More about Albany’s fee to fix streets
Now that Albany has a city law calling for a monthly street maintenance fee, though not yet the fee itself, let’s review a couple of things that law says.
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