ABAAT would like to extend a special thank you to the victims and their families, elected officials and department heads who joined us last night to discuss the Myrtle Avenue Fire. We had a wonderful discussion and Identified the following points to begin addressing the issue.
- Increase communication between the County and the City to ensure everyone is on the same page
- NIXLE notifications for fires and building demolitions
- Boarding of County seized building. On the back of the building, the day of lock out and on the front of the building after 3 failed lockups
- Protocol to ensure the Mayor’s office provides the same amount of exposure/airtime to any multi-family fire not prohibited by law
Thank you to the following Elected Officials, Department Heads and staff:
- City of Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan
- City Fire Chief Joseph Gregory
- City Buildings & Regulatory Compliance Director Rick LaJoy
- City Police South Station Commander Jim Gallagher
- Assemblymember John McDonald III
- Senator Neil Breslin
- County Exec. Director of Policy & Research Mike McLaughlin
- City Neighborhood Stabilization Coordinator Sam Wells
