ALBANY MAKES GOOD ON PROMISE CITY TO REPAIR MOBILE HOMES NEAR LANDFILL.(Local)

Byline: Jay Jochnowitz Staff writer

Mobile home residents near Albany's new landfill will be getting a free wash and repairs from Albany, a city board voted Tuesday.

The Board of Estimate and Apportionment approved the work, which is estimated will cost the city $2,000, to make up for problems at the Whitestone Mobile Home Park since construction of the landfill began. Public Works Commissioner George Nealon said the city agreed to wash off the dust that has settled on eight of the trailers and relevel mobile homes that have shifted, presumably from the vibration of heavy construction vehicles nearby.

Albany is building a short-term landfill on a 25- …