TROY, N.Y. The Troy City Council held a special finance meeting this week to move forward with bonding $3.26 million for various projects throughout the city. The issuance of serial bonds must be approved first by the council’s Finance Committee, which met this week, to be added to the regular meeting’s agenda for the […]
TROY, N.Y. The City of Troy officially opened its Request for Proposals (RFP) for a new vision for City Hall. One of Mayor Carmella Mantello’s goals since before she was City Council President, she announced it at a press conference in Barker Park on Monday. “We know that City Hall is gonna be around […]
TROY, N.Y. There was one item on the agendas for Wednesday night’s finance and special meetings of the Troy City Council, and after a contentious hour, the single ordinance to mobilize $226,000 to pay fees incurred through the City Hall rental agreement passed along party lines, 4-3, with the three Democratic members voting ‘no.’ […]
TROY, N.Y. After four pledges of allegiance at Troy’s City Council meetings Thursday night, the city sits with two new confirmed members of the administration. “They’re vital, vital positions and they take a very qualified individual,” Council Republican Majority Leader Tom Casey said. “To get these people so quick and really qualified individuals, I’m […]
TROY, N.Y. The dispersal of a homeless encampment in Prospect Park packed the City Council room Thursday night during the city’s finance and special meeting. On Jan. 10, Mayor Carmella Mantello and members of her administration cleared the encampment which sat on land owned by RPI. Mantello also praised Joseph’s House and Shelter in […]