As usual, seeing earth-moving equipment on a big piece of vacant land on North Albany Road has prompted questions on Facebook and elsewhere: What’s going to be built there?
Not much has happened at Riverwood Crossing, the 80-lot townhouse project in North Albany, since a referee rejected an appeal and affirmed the City of Albany’s approval of the development just before the Fourth of July.
It was probably 30 or 40 years ago that I last had occasion to hit a tennis ball on the courts behind North Albany Middle School. Wondering whether the courts still exist, I stopped at the school on a bike ride and found that the courts are still there.
Peaceful Valley, a garden and farm supply store at 350 Hickory Street in North Albany, is closing, and the future use of this longstanding commercial property is unknown.
As expected, a referee has ruled for the City of Albany in two property owners’ appeal over a planned 80-lot subdivision in North Albany.
A subdivision for seven proposed townhouses off Gibson Hill Road in North Albany meets requirements in the city development code, so the Albany Planning Commission Monday affirmed its approval by the planning staff, rejecting an appeal.
Where all those cars are coming from
Friday afternoon’s North Albany traffic tie-up was worse than most. The underlying cause was the same as always: Too many cars.
Tags: congestion, Highway 20, North Albany, population growth, traffic