Town of Albany

The selectmen met on Wednesday for their regular session. (They will not be meeting next week as it is the fifth Wednesday of the month.) Selectman Hiland reported the DOT has inspected five town bridges finding two red listed bridges. Three were inspected in August, 2015: one on Drake Hill South, one on Ferncroft Road … Read more…

The selectmen met on Wednesday while the man from Pope Security was busily working on some fixes to the system that will automatically erase what was videoed after thirty days.  He finished his work during the meeting. Kathy Vizard, Administrative Assistant, reported that the Right to Know class would be held at town hall on … Read more…

The selectmen met on Wednesday and dealt with several issues. Selectman Hiland noted that members of several boards are interested in attending a workshop on Right To Know. It was suggested that Kathy Vizard contact other select boards around the area to see if they too have people interested in such a workshop.  Perhaps this … Read more…

The selectmen’s office will be closed on Monday, August 8.   The selectmen met on Wednesday and completed updating the town’s Rules and Procedures by which they operate. The security video policy was also accepted. The joint meeting of the selectmen and the Conservation Commission was held on Tuesday. The selectmen felt it had gone … Read more…

Many thanks to Cathy Currier, Donna Gray, Jamie Sabina, June Johnson, Lee Grant, Paul and Linda Brown, Joe Ferris, Cindy and Cort Hanson, Rob Nadler, Rick Hiland and Sara and Steve Knox for  making the Albany picnic the great success it was. Even the weather cooperated!  Somewhere around 100 people attended. The food was terrific, … Read more…

By now everyone should know that 2016 is Albany’s 250 anniversary.  There will be several events dedicated to this historic time. The first will come at the annual picnic this Saturday (11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) in the Albany Forest. Look for the table set up by the Historical Society. There will be items you … Read more…

Just a followup to the Ninth Annual Albany Town Picnic scheduled for Saturday, July 23 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will be held at the Albany Forest off the Kancamagus Highway (turn into the Saco Ranger Station). The grill will be working making hot dogs and burgers and soft drinks will be provided. … Read more…

Though town hall was closed this week, the selectmen met on Wednesday for a meeting and work session. At the meeting they signed a check for the Albany picnic committee (see below) and then went directly into making corrections and additions to the Rules of Procedure that they have been working on for several weeks. … Read more…

The selectmen met on Wednesday at 4 p.m. for what turned out to be a short meeting. Nancy Holmes was appointed Deputy Town Treasurer to serve the same term sequence as Mary Leavitt who is the town’s treasurer.  The selectmen signed the paperwork from the Bank of NH giving them the use of TANS funds … Read more…

At Wednesday’s meeting the selectmen reviewed the budget to date and found all was well. Discussion ensued regarding changing the tax billing to a semi-annual billing. Though the selectmen have the authority to change the billing, they do not want to do that without the consent of the legislative body (Albany’s taxpayers).  They will gather … Read more…