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Speakers urge Albany City Council to expand notice rules after controversy over 1600 Solano project
Summary
Public commenters at the March 16 Albany City Council meeting urged the city to widen project-notification radii and review approvals after residents said a five-story proposal at 1600 Solano was managed with limited notice and insufficient review.
Residents pressed the Albany City Council on March 16 to expand public notice and revisit the process that led to approval of a controversial project at 1600 Solano Avenue.
Steven Alpert, introduced by the mayor’s office as a public commenter, told the council that the city’s practice of alerting only properties within 300 feet and issuing notices 10 days before a hearing leaves neighbors unaware of major proposals. “Alerting only those in 300 feet allows the Planning and Zoning Commission to propose and the council then push through…
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