Ron Sconce
Citing another budget deficit, Troy's mayor vetoes benefit increase
TROY – Citing a phantom budget deficit that’s frequently projected but never realized, Troy’s mayor recently vetoed an increase in city employee retirement benefits.
Split Troy Board Approves $1.5M Outer Road, Repeals Code of Conduct
TROY – Troy’s Board of Aldermen may have a lot of new faces, but that doesn’t mean they are going to agree with each other. With four new aldermen elected…
Troy Board Tables Funding Request for Outer Road
TROY – While the meeting lacked any yelling, name-calling or exclamations of “shut-up,” the presence of a new member of the Troy Board of Aldermen didn’t prevent a couple split votes and disagreements on the proposed construction of an outer road along Highway 61. In his first meeting since being appointed by the mayor and approved by the board, Quentin Laws twice voted to table proposals related to the outer road project first mentioned by Mayor Ron Sconce in February.
Troy Considering Adding Overpass, Outer Road, to Lincoln Drive
TROY – Lincoln Drive will look a whole lot different both coming and going under two different projects under consideration.
Second Candidate Declines Troy City Administrator Offer
TROY – It’s back to the drawing board for a third time in terms of Troy’s search for a city administrator.
Norman Resigns from Troy Board of Aldermen
TROY – With more than a year remaining on his term, Troy Board of Alderman David Norman resigned unexpectedly last week to “focus” his energies on family and other community projects.
Troy Alderman Accused of Violating Ethics Policy
TROY – Even when he didn’t attend the meeting, Gary Leifert continued to be a lightning rod for controversy at Troy’s Board of Aldermen meeting last week.
Troy BOA Fail to Repeal Ethics Ordinance
TROY – A Troy Alderman failed in his attempt to overturn a controversial Code of Ethics policy one month after telling another alderman to shut up during a contentious argument over filling a vacant seat on the board.