Last month, the board of the Albany County Pine Hills Land Authority selected a planning and engineering firm to develop a long-term redevelopment strategy for the former College of Saint Rose campus.

The Rochester-based firm CPL is being paid $500,000 to assess what Albany residents would like to see happen with the campus, and to explore what can realistically be done on the 27-acre site in the Pine Hills neighborhood, which was left less vibrant by last summer's shutdown of a college attended by thousands.

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Hiring the firm was prudent, and we're looking forward to seeing what CPL comes up with after a process expected to take six months. The possibilities may not be endless, but with some creativity they're potentially surprising and intriguing.

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