Albion Library Fills with Smoke – General Alarm Fire

Story by Scott R Heath, Photos by Rick & Sharon Tibbs

Fire Officials Try to find out where the Smoke is coming from

On Thursday, September 18th 2008, a general alarm was sounded when smoke began to fill the area around the Albion Public Library in downtown Albion – Mike Herman arrived on the scene with the fire department and attempted to get to the bottom of the situation. Jackson Ambulance was also on the scene. It was discovered that the smoke was coming from a faulty air conditioner unit in the children’s room. The problem has been solved.

City Manager Mike Herman on the scene with the Fire Dept

More photos to be released tomorrow.

Trying to find the smoke

GOVERNMENT OFFICES, POST OFFICE, LIBRARY CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

Albion City Hall, the Albion Economic Development Corporation, Albion Downtown Development Authority, Albion Post Office and Albion District Library will be closed on Monday, September 1 in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

They will reopen again at their regular times on Tuesday, September 2.

ALBION DISTRICT LIBRARY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED 2009 BUDGET

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. at the Albion District Library, 501 South Superior Street, Albion, Michigan, the District Library Board of the Albion District Library will hold a public hearing to consider the Library’s proposed budget for the period from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.

The Board may not adopt its proposed budget until after the public hearing. A copy of the proposed budget is available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Library, 501 South Superior Street, Albion, Michigan. All interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing regarding the proposed budget.

The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budget will be a subject of this hearing.

This notice is given by order of the Albion District Library Board.