Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in New Albany public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
5 issues in development
Construction traffic through Windsor Creek subdivision
Residents of Tudor Trail say heavy construction trucks are using their neighborhood entrance instead of the Camer Miller entrance, damaging a sewer, streets, and parkways. The developer says the main entrance can't handle big equipment until a wider S-curve entrance is built, but committed to redirecting traffic once it's ready.
Pageant site Bank Street closure and access
The big Pageant development will close part of Bank Street through December 2028 to use it as a construction entrance while raising the road for a new water main. The board is requiring updated detour plans since Oak Street is also closed nearby.
riverfront RV park development
New Albany is converting an old petroleum storage site on the riverfront into a city-run RV park. It’s a new public amenity on land that was formerly contaminated, so the big question is whether cleanup and costs pencil out.
Sewer easement for large residential development
A developer's engineer wants the board to approve a sewer easement serving a housing development of several hundred units. Capacity was already certified, but the board held off until staff and the Board of Works review it.
Silver Street park soccer field renovations
The council approved a request for $250,000 in tourism bureau money toward a roughly $2 million synthetic turf soccer field project at Silver Street Park, with lacrosse striping and an auxiliary building planned.