Troy City Council hears park proposal, votes for zero tolerance
Phil Johnson | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 years, 2 months AGO
Recreational additions were proposed to be made along the walking path in Roosevelt Park on Thursday at the Troy City Council meeting.
The idea suggests inserting several stops for various excerices. Troy resident Zach McNew presented the idea to the council.
“I imagine signs explaining the different health benefits of various exercises,” McNew said.
McNew is hoping to gain funding for the idea and donate the additions to the city after installing them. Council members and Mayor Tony Brown were fond of the idea, realizing it is likely far off.
The board said the next step would be presenting the proposal to their insurer. The board will also look into maintenance costs and potential to increase revenue.
“I just want to know where the sitting bench would be,” Councilwoman Fran McCully said.
Councilman Phil Fisher said he would consider such an addition a positive contribution for the park. Councilman Joe Arts said he believes the addition would benefit current Troy residents and help attract people to the town.
The board also voted on whether to keep the last chance agreement in the drug and alcohol policy of its contract with city workers. City Attorney Heather McDougall said she was advised that the city should remove the clause.
Fisher and McCully voted to remove the agreement while Arts and Councilwoman Crystal Denton voted to keep the clause. Mayor Brown split the vote when he voted for removal.
“I think this is about protecting the employees of Troy,” Arts said of the clause.
The meeting started on an unusual note when a man rose during public comments and warned the council about Agenda 21, a UN action agenda which inspired Glenn Beck’s 2012 dystopian fiction book Agenda 21.
ARTICLES BY PHIL JOHNSON
Mountain pleads not guilty to seven Yaak burglary charges
Not guilty, seven times over. That was the plea Monday when Zachary Michael Mountain, 19, was arraigned before District Judge James Wheelis. Mountain faces as many as 140 years in prison for his alleged involvement last year in a string of felony burglaries in the Yaak.
Hunters look forward to general season
Crace runs toward state rushing lead
Libby's conference leading rusher puts team on his back
Announcing Libby Loggers football games this year is a predictable endeavor. With the passing game aching from the absence of graduated All-State quarterback Jared Winslow, the Loggers are a committed ground team. Reminiscent of the era when offenses were pleased with three yards and a cloud of dust, the Loggers run game repeatedly rams the ball right into the teeth of the opposing defense.