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Troy City Council adopts four measures including $350,000 ODOD cleanup grant and $1.7M pool contract authorization

Troy City Council · February 3, 2026

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Summary

At its Feb. 2 meeting, Troy City Council unanimously adopted emergency legislation to accept a $350,000 Ohio Department of Development grant for cleanup at 206 South Market Street, authorized bidding and a contract for a $1.7 million Troy Aquatic Park maintenance project, approved a $24,409.35 payment to the Miami County Public Defenders Commission, and amended pay scales for pool staff.

Troy City Council on Feb. 2 adopted a set of measures the council said will move several city projects forward immediately. Council members unanimously approved emergency legislation to accept a $350,000 abandoned gas station cleanup grant from the Ohio Department of Development for remediation work at 206 South Market Street; they also authorized bidding and contract authority for a maintenance-only project at Troy Aquatic Park with a not-to-exceed cost of $1,700,000.

The council also approved a contract payment to the Miami County Public Defenders Commission for $24,409.35 for calendar year 2026 and adopted changes to the city salary ordinance to create a separate lifeguard rate and to adjust the hourly rate for the swimming pool manager/lead food service employee. Officials said the pool wage changes will be offset by the swimming pool fees established for 2026.

The legislation was advanced and adopted after motions to suspend the rules and roll-call votes on each item. The resolutions and ordinance were introduced with committee recommendations: the Community & Economic Development Committee supported using emergency legislation to accept the ODOD grant so documents could be returned quickly to the state, and the Recreation & Parks Committee recommended advertising and bidding for the Aquatic Park maintenance project.

City leaders described the ODOD grant as targeted remediation to address petroleum-contaminated groundwater at the specified downtown site; the aquatic project was described as maintenance only, not an expansion of the facility. The public defender agreement sets the city payment for 2026 at $24,409.35; no further contract terms were discussed in detail at the meeting.

Council members who moved and seconded the key motions included Missus Snead and Mister Phillips on the ODOD grant, and Mister Witten and Mister Twist on the aquatic park resolution and ordinance changes. Each adopted item passed on roll-call votes in which the members present voted in favor.

Next steps: the Director of Public Service and Safety was authorized to execute grant documents for the ODOD cleanup grant and to advertise for bids and enter into a contract for the Troy Aquatic Park maintenance project. The ordinance amending pay scales will be implemented as written in the adopted ordinance.