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Council asks staff to draft RFP options for 205 Madison waterfront parcel after community input

2789510 · March 27, 2025
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Councilors asked staff to prepare a draft request-for-proposals or mock-up RFP for the roughly one-acre 205 Madison waterfront parcel after a community conversation favored public parking and small commercial uses; some councilors said parking should not be mandated.

The Albany City Council directed staff to prepare a draft request-for-proposals (RFP) or a mock-up RFP for the city-owned property at 205 Madison — a roughly one-acre parcel in the waterfront (WF) zone — after hearing results from a March 6 community conversation and council discussion.

Staff said the parcel, acquired through a settlement with the railroad, is zoned WF and was appraised in February 2022 at $415,000, with a Linn County assessed value of $231,000. At the March…

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