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2008 Weekly Messages |
01/03/08
- Changing The Perspective Of Troy
Welcome to 2008, which I hope will mirror the enthusiastic
shouts Monday evening from
revelers that ‘08 will be great. There are
some very exciting things happening in the City of
Troy
right now, and this year is an important one in making
sure momentum is not lost.
01/10/08 - Crime in the City of Troy
Drops
News came this week from the New York State Division
of Criminal Justice that violent
crime in the City of Troy dropped 3.6 percent in 2007.
This may come as a surprise to
many of you that were inundated with election falsehoods
during the fall of last year, but
it does not come as a surprise to us.
01/17/08
- Restore NY Program
We picked up a tremendous
grant award from New York State as part of the Restore
NY Program. Though the state only issued $25 million
in grants to downstate communities (of which we are
considered a part of in the Economic Development
front), we received $2.5 million for waterfront bookend
projects
in the Hedley District and the future demolition
of City Hall. That’s ten percent of the entire
pot!
01/31/08
- Congress Ferry Street Corridor
Earlier this week, we held a public meeting on Tuesday
evening to discuss the road
design for the Congress-Ferry Street Corridor. It was
a busy night in City Hall, as the
committee reviewing the proposed sale of this building
met for the first time.
02/07/08
- State of the City Address
Here it is, the 2008 State of the City Address. Thank
you to the many people that attended last night, it is
much appreciated.
02/14/08
- RPI Converts Best Western into a Residence Hall
for Undergraduates
We have talked for many years about bringing more residents
into downtown. It is one of
the reasons my administration wants to move City Hall,
and it is the basis for many of the
exciting announcements we have had in the past four years.
More people downtown
means more business, means more tax base.
02/21/08 - Happy Birthday to Troy Night
Out
Next Friday will be the 1-year Birthday Celebration
for Troy Night Out (note that organizers are
cleverly not referring to this as an anniversary),
and there is quite the special evening planned in
addition to the normal night’s activities that
have made this event such a smashing success.
02/28/08
- Troy Truancy Reduction Program
Earlier this week, the City of Troy, in collaboration
with more than a dozen other agencies that form the
Juvenile Crime Enforcement Coalition, officially kicked
off the Troy Truancy Reduction Program, an initiative
aimed at addressing habitual truancy in the Lansingburgh
and Troy School Districts, and solving the issues that
underline this problem.
03/07/08 - Police Benevolent
Association Contract
Welcome to
a special edition of the Friday column. Last night
the
City Council
took
action
on
the recently approved contract with the Police Benevolent
Association, passing it with unanimous approval.
03/13/08 - CDBG Fumding
One of our most important sources of funding that we
receive each year revolves around
the federal Community Development Block Grant program,
which provides us with more
than $2 million each year to distribute amongst community
programs, city initiatives and
neighborhood projects.
03/20/08 - Earth Day
It’s that time of year again! That’s right,
Earth Day 2008. It’s merely a coincidence that
today is the official beginning of spring, and we are
starting talk of Earth Day. If only it
felt like spring out there.
03/27/08 - Spring Clean Schedule
As we embark on this aggressive street cleaning schedule
each and every year in hopes of
removing the mess that winter has left behind. In an
effort to guarantee the streets are
cleaned properly and efficiently, the cooperation of
all neighborhoods is essential.
04/03/08 - Annual Striped Bass
Fishing Tournament
This is one of the most exciting events we hold each
year, with hundreds of fishermen coming
from all over the world to participate in the striper
tournament. Each spring, more people than
you can imagine call the Hudson River one of the finest
striper destinations in the entire world.
04/11/08 - Frear Park Golf Course
It is always a sure sign of spring, and how long winter
has taken to disappear, when the
golf course gets going. This year was just about average.
Not as late (April 21st) as last
season, and not nearly as early (March 31st) as 2006.
But we are off and running.
04/21/08
- Earth Day Volunteers
This coming Saturday is Earth Day in the City of Troy,
and we continue to seek
volunteers for the annual cleanup. As of this morning,
there are more than 25 groups
signed up to participate.
05/02/08 - Troy Pig Out
We had a wonderful announcement yesterday detailing
the inaugural Troy Pig Out, a New York State Barbecue
Championship sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue
Society. Mark your calendars for Saturday July 19th
and Sunday July 20th for a party in downtown Troy.
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