‘The King and I’ to open performance season at Riverfront Amphitheater

The New Albany High School Theatre Dept. is bringing the immortal Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, “The King and I” to the New Albany Riverfront Stage on Saturday night, May 22 at 7:00 p.m. It had been 24 years since the show last appeared at the school in 1986 prior to New Albany High School Theatre’s April production and director David Longest reports that he chose the show for this spring “because it has EVERYTHING going for it! It has a huge cast including lots of children, big sets, magnificent costumes, and the music is some of the most beautiful ever written for the New York stage!”

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Mayor England announces yard waste blitz

Southern Indiana Waste Systems (SIWS), the City of New Albany’s private waste hauler partner, will assist city crews in a “Yard Waste Blitz” to begin immediately, Mayor Doug England announced today.

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City clean up slated for Saturday, April 24

This coming Saturday, April 24, has been designated “Cleanup New Albany,” Mayor Doug England announced today.  In conjunction with various neighborhood associations and Southern Indiana Waste Systems, the City’s private waste hauler partner, six drop-off points have been identified for New Albany residents to deposit household rubbish and bulk yard waste to assist in spring cleaning.  These sites, which will receive deposits from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm, are as follows:

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INDOT to transfer 4.5 miles of S.R. 111 to New Albany

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) and New Albany Mayor Douglas B. England have signed an agreement to transfer to the City of New Albany responsibility over 4.5 miles of State Road 111.  In exchange, INDOT has agreed to pay the city $6.125 million and transfer ownership of an INDOT maintenance garage near the intersection of Grant Line Road and Beechwood Avenue.

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City of New Albany’s Draft Consolidated Community Development Block Grant Five Year Plan FY2010 – 2014.

Please contact the Department of Redevelopment if you have any questions or concerns regarding the Plan.

Click Here to view Consolidated Community Development Plan.

Public hearings today for CDBG plan

This is a reminder that two public hearings are scheduled later today for the FY 2010-2014 CDBG Five-Year Consolidated Community Development Plan and FY 2010 One-Year Action Plan.

The meetings will be held Tuesday, Apr. 6 at 2:30p.m. in the Third Floor Assembly Room of the City-County Building, located at 311 Hauss Sq. and at 7p.m. in the Magistrate’s Courtroom, located in Room 251 of the City-County Building.

Public meetings scheduled for Citizen Participation Plan

The purpose of this Citizen Participation Plan is to ensure the timely and accessible involvement of the citizens of New Albany in the drafting, implementation, and assessment of the City of New Albany’s FY2010-2014 Five-Year Consolidated Community Development Plan (“Consolidated Plan”) and FY2010 One-Year Action Plan.

Three public meetings have been scheduled to hear public input scheduled as follows:

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Mayor England’s 2010 State of the City Address

Mayor Doug England submitted the following address to the City Council at their Mar. 18 regular meeting.

Click here to view the entire text of Mayor England’s address.

Citizen Participation Plan FY 2010-14

The purpose of this Citizen Participation Plan is to ensure the timely and accessible involvement of the citizens of New Albany in the drafting, implementation, and assessment of the City of New Albany’s FY2010-2014 Five-Year Consolidated Community Development Plan (“Consolidated Plan”) and FY2010 One-Year Action Plan The Consolidated Plan is a community development plan outlining the City’s needs and goals with regard to affordable housing and homelessness, as well as community and economic development.

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Mayor England releases statement on school budget issues

Mayor Doug England released a statement yesterday regarding the New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation’s proposed budget reductions, which included the potential closure of three elementary schools within city limits.

Click here to read the entire letter.