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Big city fine triggers story on old house

Written November 17th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

On Nov. 7 the Albany Landmarks Commission heard from an applicant that the city had fined him $301,000 for failing to get building permits for fixing up an old apartment house. The fine has been sharply reduced, but there’s a story here.


Before and after: Site of house fire is cleaned up

Written August 20th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

It was on the evening of Aug. 18, 2019, a warm summer day, that a fire all but destroyed the one-story house at 1027 Seventh Ave. S.E. For almost two years the ruined dwelling sat there surrounded by debris, but now the lot has been completely cleared of the structure and otherwise cleaned up.


Issues for ’21: Street hoops and food trucks

Written November 30th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Once the new Albany City Council takes office in January, two of the first issues it will face are what if anything to do about food trucks and basketball hoops in the street.


 
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