Recently Albany residents met on the site of the Pierce Street Park with the Parks and Recreation Commission to discuss plans for improvements of this 4.5 acre parcel. This was a unique type of municipal planning meeting in that it was held outdoors. About 40 local residents showed up for the meeting and offered a wide range of ideas for how this park could put to better use. Among the favorite proposals are a picnic facility, a playground for children, a community garden, horseshoe rings, bocce ball courts and a fenced in dog park. It was that idea for the dog park that seemed to generate the most interest among those in attendance. The goal for the Parks and Recreation Commission is to ensure that as much of the community's needs are met for this new site. Additionally it's important that they create an area that is accessible by foot, bike and public transportation. In other words if people can't get to the park or walk around it once they do get there it won't do anybody any good. Representatives of the commission suggested there might be a benefit to forming a teen counsel to decide what the area youths might want to see in the Park. All of this is meant to get the community invested in what will become a common outdoor area shared by everyone. Now imagine if this same type of committee were to show up at your backyard to assess whether or not you're making the most of your outdoor area. What kind of report would they submit after a tour of your backyard? If you have been thinking about giving your backyard a makeover there is no time like the present. Even though the summer might be halfway over that's no reason why you can’t still make the most out of your backyard time. To accomplish this refurbishing it might require the removal of some mounds of dirt or sod. Whether you're digging up a patch for garden or replanting grass it's a pretty safe bet that you'll be creating mounds of dirt that need to be hauled away. Your best partner for an endeavor like this would be Junk King Capital District. If you haven't heard of Junk King then you're missing out on a great opportunity to hire professional junk haulers to help you get your homes and backyard free of clutter. Junk King is an Albany-based business that is part of a national franchise of professional junk haulers. Each Junk King crew will have the right amount of truck space and lifting power to get rid of anything you want tossed out including a mini mountain of dirt. With that same truck that they're taking away your dirt in they can also take away any other type of yard waste or rested patio furniture. Once all that junk is cleared out you'll be able to dive into your backyard makeover. Don't let another season go by without having your back and front yards looking the best that they can.
