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Resident urges Albany County commissioners to reconsider Tree Rivers Road subdivision approval
Summary
A resident told commissioners that a proposed 10-acre subdivision on Tree Rivers Road would impose hidden costs on new and existing residents — from slow emergency response and water-fire-suppression concerns to dust and damaged windshields — and urged reconsideration ahead of an excise tax vote.
A resident urged the Albany County Board of Commissioners to reconsider approval of a 10-acre subdivision on Tree Rivers Road, saying developers must be required to disclose the realities of rural life to prospective buyers.
The resident told the board that emergency response times can be "extremely slow" in the area and said higher-density development would make those delays a "critical safety concern." The commenter asked whether developers should be required to install…
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