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Monday afternoon. “That place has been closed for 30-something years. It’s really an eyesore. The saving grace was that there were bushes where you couldn’t see it from the road.”
At the site, wood and other materials were piled and being moved. The debris visible from the road-
way Monday included a mattress and a large number of tires that apparently have been dumped on the site.
And while several city officials told The Albany Herald Monday that they were not aware of any activity at the location, a city official said that Concrete Enter-
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prises has a demolition permit for the site. An company official did not confirm purchase of the site when contacted on Monday. At the time The Herald wrote a Cleanup underway at West Oglethorpe eyesore By Alan Mauldin alan.mauldin@albanyherald.com ALBANY — In a lengthy presentation on Monday, Phoebe Putney Health System President and CEO Scott Steiner gave the Dougherty County Commis sion some large numbers to consider: $1.8 billion in total economic impact, $425 million in annual payroll, $56 million in charity and indigent care, and $59.3 million in other community benefits. The presentation to the commission also out lined the way the health system is working to im prove care at its facilities and train nurses locally that will provide service in the future. “It’s a big impact,” Steiner said. “(That) $56 million is the cost of providing care to those who do not have the ability to do so. Thanks to your partnership, we’re able to do that for 18,000 patients.” The health system employs 5,528 people di Georgians at risk of Phoebe CEO fills Dougherty Commission in on ongoing projects Photo contributed to Georgia Recorder by Deborah Myers A March 2023 study from the Urban Institute found that almost 25% of American adults are food insecure, up five percentage points from a year earlier.
An equipment operator moves debris at the 1125 W. Oglethorpe Blvd. site that once housed National Linen Service. See CLEANUP, A5 In Print Online & Mobile
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