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.
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.
Well, it’s official now. The Albany City Council has adopted a new “city services fee” — or utility tax if you will — to help support its general fund, which pays for police, fire protection, parks, libraries and planning, among other things.
Albany pauses on subsidized housing laws
Two Albany proposals to promote subsidized housing will get another look before they are enacted. And if they get improved as a result, part of the credit goes to Councilwoman Matilda Novak even though she’s no longer on the council.
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