No one knows how much time it will take to carry out the Albany City Council’s direction to install flashing lights in the school zone on North Albany Road. The lights are to tell drivers that the speed limit is 20 mph, not 40 as at other times.
The council issued the flashing-light mandate at the conclusion of its meeting Wednesday, Sept. 10, and City Manager Peter Troedsson said at the time the staff had already met with a contractor on the matter.
The meeting, it turns out, was not with a light contractor but with Verra Mobility, the company operating red-light and speed cameras at four Albany locations, including the school zone on North Albany…