street utility fee

Albany council poised to OK a street fee

Written August 7th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 35 responses.

Albany residents and property owners might want to get ready for the idea of paying a monthly fee for better maintenance of local streets.

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Tags: street fee, street maintenance, street utility fee

More talk about Albany’s poor streets

Written January 22nd, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 36 responses.

More than one-third of Albany’s streets are in poor condition, the city staff says. That’s 52 miles of pavement, and there is no money in the city budget to get them fixed.

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Tags: Albany streets, local fuel tax, poor pavement, potholes, street repairs, street utility fee

On the horizon: Albany street utility tax

Written February 27th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 26 responses.

With the support of Mayor Sharon Konopa, Albany officials are working on a “public outreach” campaign that may lead to council action on a surcharge on city utility bills to raise money for street repairs.

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Tags: Albany street tax, street utility fee

More talk about street money

Written November 29th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 8 responses.

The Albany City Council has not forgotten about street repairs. Once again on Wednesday the members talked about ways of getting people to pay more so streets could be properly maintained.

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Tags: Albany local gax tax, Albany street repairs, street utility fee