Downtown New Albany Tree Walk - April 26th

DOWNTOWN NEW ALBANY TREE WALK:

The New Albany Tree Board is hosting the Downtown New Albany Tree Walk on Friday, April 26th at 5 PM. City of New Albany arborist Greg Mills will lead the walk. It will start and end at the Scribner House, 110 East Main Street, New Albany, Indiana 47150.

Participants will learn about significant trees in the area, fun facts about the trees on the walking route, as well as growing conditions.

For more information about the walk, contact Krisjans Streips, Chief City Planner, at 812-948-5333.

Colonial Manor - Taking Steps to Breathe New Life Into Corridor

At Tuesday’s (April 9th) meeting of the New Albany Redevelopment Commission, board members will vote on a resolution taking final steps to acquire the Colonial Manor property on Charlestown Road. The board will vote on funding for the purchase of the property, and if approved, will then move to the City Council for final approval.

In early March, the City held a community input meeting regarding the future of the Colonial Manor property. Overwhelming feedback from the public encouraged a new type of development to occur here. Many different conceptual drafts were displayed at the public meeting – these drafts were not final design concepts in any way, and were there to encourage thoughts about the different types of developments that could occur at Colonial Manor.

“We are excited about the potential for the area,” stated Mayor Jeff Gahan. “Colonial Manor used to be an anchor for the neighborhood, and we are excited to move forward on the redevelopment of this property.”

Neighborhood Street Paving Coming Soon

NEIGHBORHOOD STREET PAVING: This week, the city of New Albany was awarded $1 million from the Community Crossings grant for road paving. This grant, combined with our budgeted money for paving, will allow the City to repave nearly 20 miles of roadway this year. This year’s focus for paving will be primarily on neighborhood streets, and a full list of projected street paving locations will be available soon.

“2019 will bring a wrap up of major road and sidewalk renovations as well as some new road paving and improvements,” stated Mayor Jeff Gahan. “It will be a little messy, but we will keep moving forward.”

Portion of Main Street Closed Due to Severe Weather

A severe wind and weather advisory was issued for New Albany until 11pm. The National Weather Service advises that sustained winds of 30 mph are expected with gusts up to 55 mph.

As a precautionary measue due to the scaffolding and building materials at the construction site of the future New Albany City Hall (146-150 East Main Street), a section of roadway on Main Street will be closed until tomorrow morning.

Please take all precautionary measures to protect yourself with inclement weather approaching.

Old Vincennes Road Repair to Begin Monday, March 18th

Plans were approved at Tuesday’s Board of Public Works and Safety meeting to begin repairing Old Vincennes Road on Monday, March 18th.

In late February, a section of the roadway experienced a failure due to rain and soil conditions. The road is expected to be closed for 30 days to complete the repair. The low bid was awarded to CCE, Inc for $339,000.

Detour signs will be placed ahead of the closure. Residents can use either Cherry Street or Westwood Lane to detour around the closure.