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Albany Forming Waste Disposal Plan

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The City of Albany is seeking input on a preliminary Request For Proposals (RFP) for a proposed solid waste transfer station.

Based on current inputs, the landfill at Rapp Road will be at maximum capacity by January 2023.  In order to develop post-closure disposal options, the City is commencing a search now.

The RFP 120W process (specific to solid waste) requires a 60 day public comment period on a draft RFP, after which the City has ten days to modify the document for release.

The transfer station would be built on the Rapp Road site and adjacent land. Albany would own the facility outright and will fund the design, permitting, property acquisition and construction.

The preliminary RFP will be available in the Office of the City Clerk, Room 202 – City Hall, - Comments on the document are due by June 19,

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.