That was quite a sight, all those decorated entries in Albany’s downtown Christmas parade on Saturday afternoon.
That was quite a sight, all those decorated entries in Albany’s downtown Christmas parade on Saturday afternoon.
Friday should have been a red-letter day in Albany. The western four blocks of Water Avenue on the city’s riverfront were open again after being closed since April so the street could be transformed.
The Albany Waterfront Project is complete, the end of CARA is near, and electric ratepayers in the city won’t have to bear the full cost of placing overhead power lines on Water Avenue under ground.
Next week we may find out whether Albany customers of Pacific Power will be billed, and how much, for part of the cost of the city’s Waterfront Project.
Bit by bit, Albany’s new plaza street is taking its final shape as the city’s contractor is getting close to winding up three years of construction on the Albany Waterfront Project.
Three city-owned parking lots along the Albany riverfront might some day hold residential high rises because of a partial tax exemption Mayor Alex Johnson II and three council members enacted on Wednesday.
Underground wiring: Here’s what you’ll pay
Now we know how much Pacific Power customers within the city of Albany will pay as their share of the cost of putting power lines under ground on a section of Water Avenue.
Tags: Albany Waterfront Project, Pacific Power, underground power lines, Water Avenue