April 23, 2024
Albany City School Budget Update (6:05-6:20)
Ron Lesko - Director of Communications and Operations City School District of Albany
Citizens Energy Corp (6:20-6:30)
Tess McKenna - Program Manager Citizens Energy Corporation. Q&A on solar program anyone interested in signing up to save with JOE-4-SUN should bring a recent copy of their National Grid bill a representative will be available with applications.
USDO and Zoning 101 (6:30-7:30)
Brad Glass - Director, City of Albany Department of Planning and Development. Purpose of presentation is to enlighten residents about zoning and help developers understand the permitted uses of buildings within the zoning district.
- What is USDO? What are variances? Is there an increase in the number of variance requests? What does the zoning map look like for the South End? What application are currently in the Planning Board pipeline within the South End? What is the city's vision for zoning categories in the South End?
Albany Public Library (7:40)
Andrea Nicolay - Executive Director of Albany Public Library. Presentation to include Library's Annual Community Report, Trustee Nomination, and the Library's Budget vote on May 21st.
May 28, 2024
Reimagine I-787 Updates on the PEL study (6:15)
Melissa Marton - Planner with Creighton Manning working with NYSDOT on their Reimagine I-787 PEL study.
Climate Justice Fellow for the past year named Desmond Volmar. He’s born and raised in Albany and graduated last year with his degree in Environmental Science from Russel Sage.
Desmond Volmar a Climate Justice Fellow for the past year with the City of Albany Department of Administrative Services Office of Sustainability. Desmond was born and raised in Albany and graduated last year with his degree in Environmental Science from Russel Sage. His presentation is on climate justice and Albany.
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