The City of Albany Department of General Services provides a spring update on programs and events available to the residents in the coming months.

The City of Albany Department of General Services’ roadway crews are using a new, more effective process this winter to help make streets safer during and after snow and ice storms: salt brine.

Mayor Kathy Sheehan and Department of General Services Commissioner Sergio Panunzio have announced that Capital Hills Golf Course will be closing for golf for the season. The last day of play will be Sunday, November 14, 2021.

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan plants the 1,000th new tree in Albany since the 2025 Tree initiative began in the Fall of 2020. Since the Fall of 2020, the City of Albany has focused tree planting in Wards and neighborhoods where the urban forest is most at risk, including in the South End, Arbor Hill, West Hill, and Pine Hills neighborhoods. More than 50% of the 1,000 trees planted since the Fall of 2020 have been planted in these neighborhoods alone.

As part of a historic $14 million investment via Mayor Sheehan’s 2021 City Budget and 2022 Proposed City Budget to revitalize streets and sidewalks across Albany, Mayor Kathy Sheehan and DGS Commissioner announce the City’s new street pavement preservation program.

Mayor Kathy Sheehan and Department of General Services Commissioner Sergio Panunzio announced that Capital Hills Golf Course is opening for the season on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Golfing hours of operation are Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to dark, and weekends and holidays from 7:00am to dark.