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Albany commissioners and utilities debate using stormwater funds to convert 3 Oaks Pond to park
Summary
Staff proposed grading and piping 3 Oaks Pond to repurpose a drained detention basin as a small community park; several board members said the work looks recreational and asked that stormwater priorities (Valencia, South Madison) be addressed first, and staff pulled the item for reprioritization.
City staff briefed the Albany Utility Board on Oct. 9 about plans to grade and pipe 3 Oaks Pond (Pheasant & Meadowlark) so the drained 1.5‑acre site could be repurposed as a neighborhood green space. Lanier Engineering prepared a conceptual design after the city diverted upstream flows to Lake Cornelia, staff said.
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