Town Column

The Selectmen and Clerk’s Offices will be closed on Monday for Columbus Day. The Selectmen’s office will be closed on Thursday and Friday October 16 and 17 as Kathy will be at a conference. Among the items taken up at the Wednesday Selectmen’s meeting were the properties Albany has for sale. Badger Realty, Haines Realty, … Read more…

According to the town minutes, the selectmen are looking into the possibility of auctioning off tax deeded properties in lieu of selling them through a realtor. The costs will be compared. Leah Valledares has been appointed as an alternate to the Planning Board. Rob reported to the selectmen on the Planning Board public hearing for … Read more…

Selectmen have been advised by town counsel they may begin the sealed bidding process on properties taken by tax collector’s deed this year. It was voted to contact Badger Realty and David Haines Realty to ask for proposals to auction the properties taken by tax collector’s deed. Another issue: there is still a need to … Read more…

The Selectmen’s Office will be closed on Thursday and Friday, September 18 and 19 as Kathy will be attending a conference. Correction: The 2014 Albany Master Plan public meeting has been rescheduled to September 22, 2014 from 7 to 9pm at Town Hall. This is the time to review and offer public comments. Copies of … Read more…

The selectmen will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August 27 at 4:30pm at Town Hall. The subject is increasing building permit fees. This covers new construction, inspection and renewal fees of permits that have expired. If you plan to build now or in the future, you should attend this meeting. World Fellowship: Today at … Read more…

Albany has a couple of lots of land they will be selling by sealed bid (auction). All bids must be received at the Albany Selectmen’s Office by September 1,2014 at noon. On September 3 the bids will be opened at a public meeting in the selectmen’s office and read aloud. The properties are Map 6 … Read more…

  Albany’s picnic last Saturday was the best attended since our picnics began. There were 87 people at the Forest event. June Johnson and Dick VanDyne tended the raffle table. There were 18 different items to choose from for the Chinese Raffle which included gift certificates from Albany Pet, Almost There, Creative Touch, Dion’s Plant … Read more…

At the July 2 selectmen’s meeting, Steve Solomon, Conway’s Fire Chief, came in to discuss the contract Albany has with the fire department. The discussion was about cost and use. Go to albanytown.org and read the minutes for the entire discussion. There was also discussion regarding road standards for Albany. Curtis is working on development … Read more…

Albany news: The annual Albany Picnic will be held on July 19 in the Albany Town Forest starting at 11 am. Enter through the Saco Ranger Station. This a a great time/place to meet friends and neighbors you may not have seen all winter. There’ll be great food (town supplies hot dogs and burgers- residents … Read more…

The Selectmen’s Office will be closed Wednesday through Friday, therefore the selectmen’s meeting will be on Tuesday instead. At the June 11 selectmen’s meeting the board voted to allow Jack Rose to hold non-profit organizational meetings at Town Hall as Tri-County CAP may begin charging for their usage. Rob Nadler looked into the requirement that … Read more…