Troy City Council adopts package of parks, remediation and road projects

Troy City Council on March 2 unanimously approved several measures aimed at parks improvements, environmental remediation and road work, including a $310,000 renovation of the Riverside Cemetery office area and an amendment to a remediation contract fully funded by a grant.

The council read and adopted Resolution R15-2026 to advertise for bids and enter into a contract for renovation of the Riverside Cemetery former resident/office area at a cost not to exceed $310,000. The motion to adopt was made by Councilman Jeffrey Witten and seconded by Councilman Twist; the clerk called the roll and the resolution was adopted unanimously.

The council then adopted Resolution R16-2026 to amend the professional services agreement with Burgess and Knifle Inc. for additional environmental remediation work at the abandoned gas-station site at 206 South Market Street. The clerk’s reading and committee report showed the additional services would bring the total agreement to $532,948 and stated the increase is fully covered by a grant. (The transcript contains a conflicting line that references both $250,000 and $350,000 for the additional services; the committee report and subsequent reading identify the additional amount as $350,000 and a total contract value of $532,948.) The motion to adopt R16-2026 was made by Councilman Twist and seconded by Councilman Phillips and was approved on a unanimous roll call.

Councilors also adopted Resolution R17-2026 to advertise and contract for an artificial turf project at Troy Community Park at a cost not to exceed $220,000 and declared the matter an emergency; the measure was adopted after suspending the rules. Resolution R18-2026 authorized preliminary consent and cooperation with the Ohio Department of Transportation for resurfacing West Main Street and noted the city will pay 20 percent of the project cost. The council adopted Resolution R19-2026 authorizing city staff to file applications with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for Recreation Trails Program and Clean Ohio Trails Fund grants to support a West Market Street shared multiuse trail; the committee had said grant requests could cover up to $500,000 of an estimated $800,000 project.

The council also adopted Ordinance O7-2026, a first reappropriation for 2026 that reallocates funds tied to elements of the recreation and parks master plan.

"This committee recommends that legislation be prepared authorizing the director of public service and safety to advertise for bids and enter into a contract for the renovation of the Riverside Cemetery former resident's office area at a cost not to exceed $310,000," Missus Marshall told the council during committee reports. The Burgess and Knifle amendment was introduced by the Partnerships committee, which said the work and added cost are grant-funded.

All votes recorded in the meeting were unanimous in favor of the measures. Where a dollar amount or scope was unclear in spoken text (notably the additional amount cited in R16-2026), the minutes and committee report list the total agreement for the remediation work as $532,948 and indicate the increase will be covered by a grant.

The council adjourned after brief staff and member updates; next regular meeting is March 16, 2026.