City of Albany Institutes Mandatory Water Restrictions

Albany--The ongoing repair of the sinkhole on South Lake Avenue has involved shutting off the major water transmission main that brings water from the City of Albany’s water treatment plant in Feura Bush to the Loudonville Reservoir, which serves as the finished water storage for our water supply system.

To assure that there is sufficient water for all customers for their normal domestic and business needs while the City of Albany works to repair sewer and water lines at South Lake Avenue, the City of Albany, per order of Water Department Commissioner Joseph Coffey, has instituted the following mandatory restrictions on outdoor use of water until further notice:

1. No lawn watering, either by automatic systems or manual methods;
2. No car washing with open hoses;
3. No hosing of sidewalks or driveways;
4. No filling of swimming pools.
Watering of vegetable garden plots is permitted by hand. Failure to comply with these restrictions may result in a fine.

If you have questions about these restrictions, call the Department of Water & Water Supply at 434-5300.
By Order of: Joseph E. Coffey, Jr., P.E., Commissioner
Department of Water & Water Supply

Rezone Albany Meeting - Monday, July 13, 2015 at 6pm at Albany Public Library, Washington Avenue

A New Unified Sustainable Development Code (USDO) for the Entire City

The second consultant product related to the citywide USDO is an Annotated Outline showing how a new Development ordinance can be structured and revised to address weaknesses identified in the Technical Report and implement the key planning goals in Albany 2030. The Annotated Outline has now been posted in www.rezonealbany.com for your review, and they welcome your comments.

A Public Meeting will be held to discuss the Annotated Outline. 
Monday, July 13th, 6:00-8:00 PM 
161 Washington Avenue Branch of the Albany Public Library 12210 

Public Meeting: Technical Report & Annontated Outline

Source URL: http://www.rezonealbany.com/event/public-meeting-technical-report-annontated-outline

Thought you might be interested in both attending this meeting and in reading the Public Draft of the Technical Report available on the Rezone Albany website at http://rezonealbany.com/document/rezone-albany-technical-report-public-draft.  

Albany Police Department Advisory: Phone Scam Alert

The Albany police have received reports of a phone scam in which the caller claims to be from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

In reported cases, the caller has been calling residents and leaving the following phone message:

"Hello we have been trying to reach you. This call is officially a final notice from IRS Internal Revenue Service. The reason of this call is to inform you that the IRS is filing a lawsuit against you to get more information about this case file. Please call immediately on our department number 202-239-7350. I repeat 202-239-7350. Thank you."

The phone message is a scam in attempt for the victim to call phone scammer back and provide personal and financial information.

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Architecture gawking in Albany's warehouse district

From AllOverAlbany:

The recently announced project to develop plans for reusing a handful of historic industrial buildings around the Capital Region -- and specifically, a very early plan for a restaurant/residential conversion on Broadway in Albany -- got us thinking (again) about Albany's warehouse district.

It's one of those areas that might necessarily jump out as a place with notable buildings, but there is interesting architecture there. And the neighborhood might have a lot of potential.