The Albany-Dougherty Inner City Authority board will be getting lots of help — some of it at no charge, some with a hefty price tag — as its members continue to work with city officials on the redevelopment of downtown Albany.

The board voted at its monthly meeting Wednesday to work with consultant Dan McRae of the Atlanta-based Seyfarth Shaw law firm on development and training and to secure the firm’s services in completing details necessary to move Dr. Tripp Morgan’s downtown microbrewery project forward. The board also learned graduate and undergraduate students from both Georgia Tech and Valdosta State University are expected to work on projects that will supply data for potential downtown business tenants.

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