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Council allows portable toilet to remain

Written March 23rd, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 8 responses.

First Christian Church in downtown Albany can keep the portable toilet it set up for homeless people in 2019, the city council decided Wednesday.

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Back on council agenda: portable toilets

Written March 18th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 11 responses.

Once again, portable toilets are on the agenda of the Albany City Council. And if the council wants to keep allowing the one that sits outside the First Christian Church downtown, it may have to change the municipal code.

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Council revisits issue of portable toilets

Written September 20th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 6 responses.

The Albany City Council is ready to reopen the question of allowing portable toilets, at least in some cases, after a couple of independent small coffee stands were told to get rid of theirs.

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City parks and portables — just one question

Written August 30th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 3 responses.

If you’ve been wondering why Albany park restrooms have been closed this summer, the reason, like for so much else these days, is the new coronavirus.

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Downtown outhouse status: It’s undecided

Written April 8th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 9 responses.

Will the portable toilet outside of Albany’s First Christian Church be allowed to stay? On Monday the city council didn’t say yes, and it didn’t say no. Instead, Mayor Sharon Konopa referred the question to the city staff for a report.

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