2024 Independence Day Activities
We’re excited to celebrate Independence Day with you on Thursday, July 4! We would like to thank our partners at the New Albany Chamber for their work organizing the parade and festival. Here is a timeline of activities: The New Albany Independence Day 5K will kick off the day’s events...
More to Explore at Taylor Farm Park
Exciting news! Taylor Farm Park has completed many updates. The back trail is now open to the public, and the expanded parking lot features accessible, paved handicap parking spots. The restrooms and community garden will tentatively open July 3. Playground sunshades and a pavilion are pending permits, with pavilion construction...
Coming Late 2024: Brick House Blue at Innovate New Albany
The City of New Albany has announced plans for the opening of Brick House Blue at Innovate New Albany, a new model of coworking and business development designed to foster collaboration, build community, and drive growth for startups and businesses of all sizes. The City is renovating 22,000 square feet...
New Veterans Memorial Coming to New Albany
Plans are underway for a new Veterans Memorial in New Albany to honor those who have served while adding richness to the existing greenspace network. In order to create a unique Veterans Memorial for New Albany, the City of New Albany worked with landscape architect MKSK and a focus group composed of New...
Lightning Safety Awareness Week
As Ohio recognizes Lightning Awareness Safety Week (June 23-29, 2024), Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security (FCEM&HS) encourages all residents to know what to do before, during and after thunderstorms, and reminds everyone to practice severe weather safety and preparedness throughout the summer. Lightning strikes continue to be one...
No Parking at Taylor Farm Park June 20 & 21
Please note that as our Taylor Farm Park improvements continue, the parking lot and driveways at the park will be closed Thursday and Friday (June 20 and 21) for paving work to occur. The park will remain open to visitors, but parking will not be an option those days. The...
Controlled Burns Scheduled for New Albany-Condit Rd.
  Please be advised that the Plain Township Fire Department (PTFD) will be conducting several controlled burns of properties along New Albany-Condit Road in the upcoming weeks. The property owner is allowing PTFD to use the properties to conduct potentially life-saving training exercises. The first controlled burn was originally scheduled...
Summer in New Albany: Pool Time, BBQ, and Orange Barrels
By Mayor Sloan Spalding It is summertime here in New Albany! Time to get out the sunscreen, ready the BBQ grill and add in a good dose of patience – patience for the road construction season. This year, our Orange Barrel Season goes beyond the traditional summer paving projects. This...
Join NAPD in Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics
You’re invited to join our New Albany Police Department officers and staff members as they host the local leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Thursday, June 27! The event helps kick off the 2024 Special Olympics of Ohio Summer Games, held June 28-30 at Ohio State. The...
SR 605 Project to Improve School Traffic and Safety
Construction began Tuesday, May 28, on a new drop-right turn lane from SR-605 into the New Albany-Plain Local Schools’ campus parking lot at Chatham Green Drive. This project aims to enhance pedestrian safety around the school campus and improve southbound traffic flow on SR-605 during school pick-up and drop-off times....