Albany City Council members have heard and read a lot about fluoride lately, but nothing to persuade them to order the city to stop adding a tiny amount of the mineral to the city’s water supply.
Customers in the Dumbeck Lane Water District got reassuring news Wednesday. Arrangements have been made for continued water service after their small district outside the urban growth boundary in North Albany goes out of business this fall.
In the dry desert that is the field outside of Albany’s Central School this summer, there’s what you might call an oasis. It has greenery and even a watering hole, as you can see in the photo above.
Muddy streams and the future of dams
The source of Albany’s drinking water continues to carry a lot of sediment or mud, but so far the stuff coming out of our taps is just as clear as always.
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