COUNCIL ACCEPTS GIFT FOR LIGHTHOUSE (TDN; 3/5/2014) Melanie Yingst myingst@civitasmedia TROY — Celebrating the past and illuminating the future, the Troy Foundation presented an $80,000 Legacy Gift to Troy City Council on Monday to rebuild the historic Treasure Island lighthouse. The Legacy Gift was in honor of the 90th anniversary of the Troy Foundation, which was presented by executive director Melissa Kleptz and Arthur Haddad, a member of the distribution committee. Kleptz said the Troy Foundation’s Legacy Gift for the lighthouse fits the foundation’s vision of honoring the past by offering a gift for the future. “(The Legacy Gift) fit a lot of different ideas we had to help preserve the city’s past, but also looking forward to giving a gift to the city’s future,” she said. Troy Foundation’s previous Legacy Gifts to the city of Troy include the mobile stage in 1999 for its 75th anniversary as well as an $80,000 Legacy Gift to enhance the city’s summer concerts in downtown Troy for its 80th anniversary. The foundation also continues to donate $10,000 towards the downtown concert series and programs each year. “This gift demonstrates The Troy Foundation’s continued respect for our past, acknowledges our quality of the present and looks forward to a bright future vision,” said Mayor Michael Beamish in a press release. “Thank you for your support for the riverfront development project. You are, and will continue to be, a beacon of light for Troy.” The original Treasure Island lighthouse oversaw the river area at the park. A new restroom facility will be constructed in the spring at Treasure Island. The city received an Ohio Department of Natural Resources grant of $80,000 in 2013 for the facility. RA CONSULTANT CONTRACT Council approved to sign an agreement with RA Consultants LLC for a regionalization and rate study for $78,100. According to city of Troy’s Director of Public Service and Safety Patrick Titterington, the consulting firm did the water study for city the in reference to Piqua’s water supply several years ago. The contract to be performed is to study local areas the city of Troy provides bulk water rates to. Titterington said non-city residents in local villages such as West Milton and areas of Concord Township receive city of Troy water services, but rates vary from each area. Titterington said RA Consultants is familiar with the city of Troy’s water system and rate structure. Titterington said the city originally believed the study would cost $50,000, but the scope of work for the study is more complex than expected. Titterington said the study to review the bulk water rates and its anticipated savings will cover the additional costs. METER REPLACEMENT PLAN City council approved to authorize the city of Troy to go out for bid for water meters and automatic meter reading devices. The estimate for the replace is set at $150,100. At the committee meeting, Jill Rhoades, assistant engineer, said the meters will be replaced in a 15-year plan with 700 meters being replaced each year. The $150,100 estimated cost will come out of both the water and the sewer funds. STONEBRIDGE MEADOWS City council also approved an ordinance to accept the final plat plans for sections two and three of the Stonebridge Meadows development. There were no public comments. For more information, visit troyohio.gov. Melanie Yingst can be reached at (937) 440-5254 or follow her on Twitter @Troydailynews
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 11:52:25 +0000
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