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Albany council declares three Ninth & Jackson parcels surplus after nonprofit seeks land for housing
Summary
The council declared three city-owned light-industrial parcels at Ninth Avenue and Jackson Street surplus and directed staff to solicit proposals; Albany Helping Hands had asked the city to sell the lots for a 70-unit low-income apartment project.
The Albany City Council voted to declare three small city-owned parcels at Ninth Avenue and Jackson Street surplus and directed staff to solicit proposals through an advertised "best-pitch" process after public comment from a local nonprofit seeking the sites for housing.
At the meeting, David Steele, executive director of Albany Helping Hands, told the council his organization "is coming before you this evening to remind the city council of our obligation in serving the city and our homeless population" and asked the council to consider selling vacant properties that surround Helping Hands' current facility to…
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