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Troy adopts 2026 budget with $25 garbage-fee cut and investments in public safety and parks
Summary
The Troy City Council approved an amended 2026 budget that reduces the garbage fee by $25 per unit, funds public safety and park upgrades, and moves a $125,000 allocation for a temporary animal shelter; the amended budget passed 4–3 in the full council special meeting.
The Troy City Council approved an amended budget for fiscal year 2026 on a 4–3 vote, adopting the mayor’s proposed spending plan that includes a $25 per-unit reduction in the city’s garbage fee.
The mayor opened the meeting presenting the administration’s budget priorities — public safety, sanitation improvements, roadway projects including the Congress and Perry Street corridor upgrades, and expanded parks and recreation investments — and said the plan keeps the city below the state tax cap while protecting the city’s credit rating. “The proposed 2026 budget initiates the first phase of reducing this long-standing garbage fee by $25 per unit,” the mayor said during the presentation.
Council members debated several amendments during committee, including a motion to move $125,000 from the clerk’s consultant line to Facilities (line 4090023) to support the city’s temporary dog shelter. Proponents said moving the item to General Services better aligns management and operations; opponents raised questions about why the need did not appear during the main budget hearings.
The budget also includes continued investments in quality-of-life crews that address litter and illegal dumping, an annual roadway improvement program, and funding for park upgrades at Prospect Park, Knickerbocker Park and others. Administration staff told council members the plan is designed to maintain fiscal stability amid statewide cost pressures.
Supporters said the garbage-fee reduction will provide direct relief to households while preserving core services; critics pressed for clearer revenue projections and questioned whether utility-rate increases and other fees were fully reflected in revenue lines.
The council approved the amended resolution adopting the 2026 budget in the special meeting that followed the finance committee session; the final recorded vote on Resolution 1‑16 was 4 ayes and 3 nays. The administration said it will return to council with any required implementing ordinance language and scheduling for the levy and appropriations.
