Three fenced and vacant lots owned by the City of Albany at Ninth Avenue and Jackson Street looked pretty well maintained last week, in contrast to a few months ago. But at what cost?
The city staff is telling the council that maintenance of the parcels is costing an estimated $6,000 a year in labor, equipment and time.
“Each hour of field labor also carries an administrative component such as coordination of work, supervision, payroll processing, benefits administration, and reporting, which adds a meaningful overhead to the true cost of maintaining the parcels,” a staff memo to the council says…