Albany Bank Recognized by Governor for Stormwater Management Published: June 9, 2021 Monte Niemi from First State Tire Recycling, Isaac Flenner and Heather Plumski from Stearns Bank, Craig Bardson from Bardson Excavating, and Andrew Goulet from Miller Architects and Builders, with Albany Mayor Tom Kasner, and Councilors John R. Harlander, Keith Heitzman, and Adam Rushmeyer. (Photo courtesy of TDA Manufacturing) Governor Tim Walz is recognizing Stearns Bank in Albany for their new stormwater management system. The branch expanded in 2019 and replaced their open pond stormwater system with an underground detention basin under a parking lot. The basin uses aggregate made from 95,000 recycled tires as filtration for the system.