If you don’t have kids or grandkids in Albany schools, chances are you haven’t been inside the new Performing Arts Center at West Albany High School. At least that was the case with me until Saturday night.
From the street, you don’t see much of the progress the builders are making on the $62 million expansion of West Albany High School. But there’s a way to get a better picture, one that’s detailed and complete: The monthly report.
People meandering around Albany, on foot or on the bike, for something to do during these Days of Corona don’t have many sights to attract their attention. So how about watching the goings-on at construction sites?
Because of all the construction at West Albany High, students driving to school this year are having more trouble than usual finding a place to park. A proposal to help them by temporarily suspending parking limits in the neighborhood north of the school found no favor with the city council this week.
This may be of interest if you play tennis at West Albany High School, as a student or, outside of school hours, a member of the public.
Verizon Wireless customers in the neighborhoods around South and West Albany high schools can look forward to improved cell phone service now that the city planning staff has approved plans for new towers.
At West High, 4 gender-neutral restrooms
Other than minor repairs, the $62 million expansion and remodeling of West Albany High School was completed last year. But one new project has been added to the job: converting two newly built restrooms, one for boys and the other for girls, into four restrooms that anyone — regardless of gender–can use.
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