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Planning Commission — July 20, 2026
Albany's Planning Commission considers a quasi-judicial map amendment to rezone 3.37 acres of residential land to Light and Heavy Industrial for the Water Reclamation Facility composting expansion.
Jul 20, 2026
3 min read
3 sources
Community Development Commission — July 20, 2026
Albany's Community Development Commission packet outlines the distribution of $395,432 in federal CDBG funds, reallocates housing rehab loan repayments to Habitat for Humanity, and sets rules for state housing programs.
4 min read
Meeting Review — July 8, 2026
A defective code packet, a 4–2 ordinance vote, and a verbal-only ALPR briefing show why Albany's written record matters.
Jul 8, 2026
11 min read
7 sources
Civic Method — July 8, 2026
A point-by-point accounting of two written public comments submitted for the July 8 meeting — what staff engaged, what they promised, what went unanswered, and what was refused. Written testimony works. Here's the evidence, graded honestly.
10 min read
5 sources
Flock ALPR closeout · May 27, 2026
Albany's 4-2 cancellation vote ended one contract. The next source-backed question is how far the City can regulate ALPR use, private plate data, audits, deletion, and future exceptions.
May 27, 2026
20 min read
35 sources
Council Watch — July 8, 2026
A page-by-page summary of the 291-page July 8 council packet, covering the development code amendments, a second ordinance on private-improvement permitting, a bridge funding agreement, right-of-way dedications, and a verbal ALPR report.
15 min read
6 sources
Civics Desk — Know Your Rights
Every right you have at an Albany public meeting, every deadline that protects those rights, and every tool for getting public records — in plain language, with the statute for each so you can check us.
Jul 7, 2026
6 min read
Council Watch — July 6, 2026
A consultant survey found Albany's city manager base pay $34,121 below the median of five peer cities. On July 6, council adopted a salary range and a step-by-step raise schedule running through January 2028.
Jul 6, 2026
9 min read
4 sources
Council Watch — June 25, 2026
A close read of Albany's June 24 council packet and meeting video points to an unreconciled signature-authority threshold, storefront closure rules, a budget transfer variance, and the ongoing street fee debate.
Jun 24, 2026
7 min read
9 sources
Council Watch — June 11, 2026
Albany's June 10 council packet and meeting video point to follow-up records on the street maintenance fee, CDBG awards, civic access, infrastructure costs, and utility hardship cases.
Jun 10, 2026
8 min read
12 sources
For the Record · May 27, 2026
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