Water has resumed flowing at Talking Water Gardens, the constructed wetlands that Albany was forced to let dry up this summer.
Driving back to Albany from Millersburg the other day, I could not help but notice, to my right, the operation to clear a vast area of land west of Old Salem Road. When I inquired, I learned the site is being prepared for the construction of a Ball Corporation factory to make aluminum cans.
Like Albany, the City of Millersburg is considering a local fuel tax to help pay for street maintenance. But in Millersburg, most of the revenue would come from people who live some place else.
It was a year ago, in October 2023, that I last parked the bike at the new but dormant intermodal shipping center in Millersburg. Now it looks as though this multimillion-dollar terminal will finally get some use.
This photo, taken on a bike ride in June 2023, comes in handy now to illustrate a historic deal that saves the Dever-Conner farming area near Millersburg from urban or industrial expansion for the next 51 years.
People camping in Simpson Park can expect to be notified this week that they’ll have to leave and their camps will be dismantled.
In Millersburg, new factories are going up
On Saturday I took a bike ride along Conser Road in Millersburg. All the construction there makes for an impressive sight.
Tags: Ball Corporation, Conser Road, Linear Park, Millersburg, Timberlab, Transition Parkway