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Self-Banished 
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Posted on: Nov. 21 2016,5:45 pm |
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^^oh yea, let's take up high tax revenue producing property with municipal occupation. 
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was1
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Posted on: Dec. 02 2016,7:58 am |
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Wasn't it about 15 years ago that Front Street through section was completely reconstructed with state funds? Guessing to relocate the road, city will have to pay that state aid $ back.
The city needs to stop with the pie in the sky dreams and get real. You are never going to be some big time destination or city. You are what you are, and you are darn lucky to have been able to diversify your economy over the years. If you hadn't, when Farmland burned the whole city would have just closed up.
Instead of spending $ on consultants to do studies and put together dreams for the farmland site, put that $ into your crumbling infrastructure that is affecting your current, and long time, residents and tax payers. REWARD them for a change instead of trying to entice some outsider to come in and do something.
What has happened to AL and the rest of the Virginia Place residents is shameful and really boarders on criminal. Put them through that inconvenience and assess them to not fix the real problem they have (flooding and sanitary sewer issues). Private sector would be firing people at all levels over something like that.
The councilors for those Wards should be out there daily apologizing to the residents and doing everything possible to get the storm sewer lift station and outlet corrected ASAP. And they should be in there TODAY fixing the sagged, new, sanitary main and manhole, [U]and[I] going further downstream in the sanitary sewer system to fix other issues that are contributing to the backups (as well as other upstream sources of I&I that are also causing the problem).
Engineering staff should be doing their JOBS! Come up with a feasible plan to make these corrections. And honestly, the City Manager, Mayor, and Councilors should be disciplining the City Engineer and his staff for their FAILURE to the residents on the project.
Until those running that City step up and decide to do what is right, do what they are paid to do, and do what they should (the engineering staff should look at the engineering oath), nothing will ever change, and the citizens with continue to get shafted, while the "leaders" continue to chase the "home run"
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alcitizens
Albert Lea
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Posted on: Dec. 03 2016,12:54 pm |
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was1 nailed it completely.. 
Its a fact that proper care was not taken to protect residents on Virginia Pl and the pain they have suffered for decades could have been avoided..
Even without potholes the pain still continues.. I'm not a religious person but GOD, what did we do that such malice towards us would be so necessary?
This is the NEW manhole that I feared would inflict pain on me.. Picture was taken on November 18, 2016.. The green pipe flows east to the sanitary sewer lift station at 6th St/ St John that should be lower than the three inlets from the west, north and south that are completely covered by sewage.
A doctor would be sued for malpractice...
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alcitizens
Albert Lea
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Posted on: Dec. 03 2016,1:18 pm |
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The NEW manhole should have inverts and look like this.....
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alcitizens
Albert Lea
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Posted on: Dec. 16 2016,11:54 pm |
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Council expresses support for bonding request 
http://www.albertleatribune.com/2015...request
And Blazing Star flooded less than a year later..
Sorry bunch of crooked fuknut bastards.. 
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Expatriate
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Posted on: Dec. 17 2016,7:23 am |
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I specifically spoke to my incoming councilman about this grandiose needless project, he agreed we shouldn't be turning this into a government project..
My taxes increased by over 20% for 2017 when you start adding up all the mega bucks projects all these so called representatives have in mind our tax rate will be prohibitive as a retirement community or to attract new employers..
The link to the Tribune is dated, but I doubt the original plan is dead..They'll push for bonding again, we must push back by contacting our councilman and state representatives..
QUOTE The city is requesting $3.5 million for moving Front Street north to make way for lakefront development and preliminary preparation work north of the railroad, included in the first phase of the project.
The development includes construction of a new city hall, ice arena and a community center that would include space for senior services and programs, meeting and activity rooms, a four-lane walking and running track, a fitness room with free weights and cardio, studio spaces, an aquatics area, an indoor play park, game room, four-court gymnasium, racquetball courts and childcare, among other amenities.
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alcitizens
Albert Lea
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Posted on: Jan. 06 2017,5:59 am |
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My claims were denied once by the city of Albert Lea and two times by FEMA for a sewer backup on September 22nd..
Today FEMA approved me for $3,714.00 for damages to my home and for the loss of my personal property..
This action by FEMA was truly an Act of God.. 
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Expatriate
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Posted on: Jan. 06 2017,11:14 am |
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AL, I received a cell alert of flooding around midnight..that's about the time our local sewage system became overburden..
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
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was1
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Posted on: Jan. 16 2017,10:29 am |
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AL- glad you finally got something. No one should have to worry about their home backing up with sewage, especially someone who just had to pay an assessment for their road, sewer and water being reconstructed.
I hope things work out in your claim/suit with the city and they finally do what they should have done years ago, corrected the flooding and sewer issue properly.
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