Troy
Owner of prospective additional new spa in Troy requests TIF funding
By Charles Bolinger Editor • One of the topics at the Troy finance and economic development committee on May 4 was a preliminary tax-increment financing (TIF) request for a new spa in town. No vote was taken on the matter by the committee. City Administrator Jay Keeven told the committee he has no written agreement…
Read MoreTroy plans to partner with DROP Collaborative on PFAS efforts
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Kim Cole, a project engineer with DROP Collaborative out of St. Louis, was a guest at April 20 Troy Public Works Committee Meeting. The city’s public works director, Rob Hancock, invited DROP to partner with them on their per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) work needed to meet an IEPA special…
Read MoreTrial for ‘Starbucks Rapist’ starts May 5 in Edwardsville
By Randy Pierce • Over two years after charges were filed against a man from Shobonier, which is in Fayette County in southern Illinois, concerning his alleged kidnapping and assault of a female that began in Collinsville and included a drive to Troy, a trial regarding this criminal action is under way in Madison County…
Read MoreTroy City Council tables partnership with King Engineering to evaluate sewers, eliminate inflow, infiltration
By Charles Bolinger Editor • King Engineering and Construction, PLLC evaluated Troy’s sanitary sewer system for 2026. The 2026 sanitary sewer evaluation study (SSES) is meant to build upon previous studies. In 2024 and 2025, the SSES efforts identified manholes as the most significant and consistent contributors of inflow and infiltration (I&I). Partnering with Public…
Read MoreFirst Fridays return to Troy with four exciting events in 2026
By Tribune Staff • The Troy/Maryville/St. Jacob/Marine Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the return of its highly anticipated First Fridays event series in Downtown Troy. This community favorite brings together live music, themed experiences, local shopping, food trucks and vibrant street activity from 5 to 9 p.m. on select Fridays throughout the summer…
Read MoreTroy’s water, sewer rates to rise May 1
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Troy’s water and sewer rates are slated to go up on May 1, regardless of which sewer treatment plant option the city council chooses later in May. The city has been raising these rates since May 2023. The new in-city water rates will be: $18.61 for the first 2,000 gallons used…
Read MoreTroy officials table possible new downtown branding, signage after discussion
By Charles Bolinger Editor • To market the city’s mission to build on the downtown core and using placemaking signage, Troy City officials proposed new branding and signage for the area during an April 20 administrative and community services (ACS) meeting at city hall. City Administrator Jay Keeven and City Engineer Tom Cissell submitted some…
Read MorePreliminary figures indicate it may cost between $45 million, $60 million to upgrade Troy’s wastewater treatment facility
By Charles Bolinger Editor • Troy officials have been waiting for months on a preliminary cost estimate from Benton and Associates regarding how much it will cost to upgrade the city’s wastewater treatment plant. Cameron Jones, a principal and project engineer with Benton, visited the April 20 city council meeting to provide his first cost…
Read MoreTroy City Council tables partnership with King Engineering to evaluate sewers, eliminate inflow, infiltration
By Charles Bolinger Editor • King Engineering and Construction, PLLC evaluated Troy’s sanitary sewer system for 2026. The 2026 sanitary sewer evaluation study (SSES) is meant to build upon previous studies. In 2024 and 2025, the SSES efforts identified manholes as the most significant and consistent contributors of inflow and infiltration (I&I). Partnering with Public…
Read MoreCity of Troy receives new online ‘front door’
By Charles Bolinger Editor • If you are a Troy resident or business owner and have not logged on to the city’s website in a while, you will find that things have changed when you do. The city’s new website, sometimes referred to as a city’s digital “front door,” went live on April 15. “With…
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