Upgrades to Albany-area Sewage Plants Expected to Cost $800 Million (inflation adjusted)
People often talk about the high cost of fixing the sewage overflow problem in Albany, but high costs to control sewage pollution is hardly a new problem.
Water
Cast iron and hollowed-out tree trunks
Not to mention the city's wastewater infrastructure is mostly from the same age.
Skyrocketing flood insurance premium hike still a peril for many
And it's not just millionaire people along the ocean, but many small and rural communities which have long been built up along rivers, often owned by middle class and working families ... but taxpayers can subsidize potential risky homes forever.
An Evening Down By the River
About 8 miles from where I live there is the Henry Hudson River Park in the Town of the Bethlehem. I’m not a big fan of urbanized parks, but this one is fairly rural and sits on the beautiful Hudson River. You can sit down there, and watch the boats and barges go up and down the river, and the people walk around.
It’s a peaceful oasis not too far from craziness of the city. It’s a quick refreshment that is still affordable to go down and enjoy, regardless of the gas prices. It’s some beauty that is accessible with out consuming lots of gasoline. It’s the kind of place one wants go after a long stressful day. I might even have ridden my bike down here, had it not been for my bike being in the shop.
I need a place to go sometimes to clear my head, and enjoy the peace of the river. This is one of those great places. To think, to find some of myself in the river currents as the go floating down and away. To explore. To throw some pebbles to in the river. Just to be myself.