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Council schedules public hearings on Downtown Troy BID district plan and places local law on regular agenda
Summary
Councilors placed a proposed local law to amend the Downtown Troy Business Improvement District plan on the regular agenda for introduction and adopted a resolution scheduling two public hearings required by municipal law; one councilor recused on the item.
The Troy City Council unanimously placed a proposed local law to amend the Downtown Troy Business Improvement District (BID) district plan on the regular meeting agenda for introduction and adopted a resolution scheduling the required public hearings.
The resolution authorizing and scheduling public hearings on amending the BID district plan and proposed Local Law No. 4 of 2025 was moved and seconded. Corporation counsel explained the city set two hearings ‘‘out of an abundance of caution’’ — one hearing required by general municipal law for any local law and a second hearing required under the statute governing BID district plan amendments (referenced in the meeting as section 980‑i of the General Municipal Law, article 19). The council recorded one recusal on the item and a recorded vote of six ayes, and the resolution was adopted.
A separate introductory step placed the local law on the table for introduction only; the administration and staff indicated the local law will be formally introduced at the next regular meeting to satisfy the procedural timing requirements.
Corporation counsel said both hearings will likely cover the same subject matter but were scheduled to meet separate legal requirements.
