initiatives
By Josh Poland
Always Advancing F
rom new amenities in the Village Center to the addition of new businesses at our International Business Park, New Albany witnessed exciting growth in 2019. You received the City of New Albany’s 2019 Annual Report in the mail with this issue of Healthy New Albany Magazine as a joint mailer. As you review it, the City’s accomplishments during the past year include the following.
Rose Run Park
Rose Run Park is now complete after more than 16 months of construction, and we were able to open DublinGranville Road to the public four months ahead of schedule. Rose Run Park will add even more vibrancy to the heart of town as it connects people to nature, our civic amenities and each other, while preserving green space between Market Square and the school learning campus. 20
Planning for the second phase of Rose Run Park (the south side of Dublin-Granville Road near Village Hall and the current Duke & Duchess gas station and convenience store) will begin in earnest this year. This second phase will feature additional green space that includes special recognition of the original New Albany Cemetery, connector bridges, trails and up to 79,000 square feet of additional commercial space in the core of town that will serve as a natural extension to the new park area just completed.
Community Development
This past year was a phenomenal year for development, especially in the New Albany International Business Park. Google broke ground on its data center across the street from Facebook, which held its own data center grand opening earlier this year. These two businesses are just two parts of more www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com
Photos courtesy of the City of New Albany
Annual report highlights city’s success
