Albany City Commission OKs Rails to Trails Agreement
Thursday, April 30th, 2015
Most of the observers who were surprised by the testy exchanges among members of the Albany City Commission during that board’s business meeting Tuesday night missed out on the real fireworks.
During a prebriefing held before the meeting, heated verbal exchanges were flying left and right as the commission discussed the agreement with South Georgia Rails to Trails that was drawn up to give the Albany Utility Board access to a 13.6-mile swath of land from downtown Albany to Sasser that utility officials hope will pave the way for a significant new revenue stream.
