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The Troy City Council met for a work session and public meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at Troy City Hall and took care of a number of proposed resolutions.

The council surplused a pair of bucket trucks from the utility department with the intention of selling them directly to other cities. The city recently purchased new bucket trucks that have replaced these older trucks.

The council also approved a resolution to enter into a three-year agreement for Geomatics software. The city already had an agreement for this software for the utility department, but this would allow the software to be used government wide for the City of Troy. It allows the city to record and view where easements, power lines, sewer lines and other underground pipes and lines are located.

The council approved a retail liquor license for Rodeos Mexican Restaurant, which is moving locations. The new location is located in the Southland Village Shopping Center on Highway 231 in Troy.

Also, the council approved a resolution to declare weeds a public nuisance at five properties in Troy. These locations include 511 Butter and Egg Road, 603 So. Brundidge Street, 133 Montgomery Street, 505 Deer Stand Hill Trail and 103 Tate Street. The weeds were declared a public nuisance “in the cities’ interest for the public’s health, safety and general welfare.”

The property owners will have 21 days to respond to a notice from the city and address the matter. If the owners do not respond, the council will take up the matter again at a future meeting.

Additionally, the council approved a resolution to renew a two-year agreement for the Troy Police Department to continue providing two school resource officers for Troy City Schools.

“Nothing (in this agreement) will change,” Troy Police Chief Danny Barron said. “Those officers will continue to answer to us and help the city schools any way we can to maintain the safety and security at our schools.”

One resource officer will remain full time at Charles Henderson High School, while the other resource officer will continue to rotate between Troy Elementary School and Charles Henderson Middle School.

Finally, the council heard the second reading of a proposed resolution to re-zone property in the Walter’s Branch Community from a commercial district to residential district for the construction of new single-family homes.

The council held a public hearing to hear any support or opposition to the resolution. No one spoke for or against it. The council then approved the resolution. This re-zoning includes 14.28 acres of land on the west side of Trojan Parkway, 11.37 acres of land on the east side of Trojan Parkway and a different 15.51 acres of land east of Trojan Parkway. All of this land is located in the Walter’s Branch Community.

All resolutions were passed unanimously. Council member Stephanie Baker was absent from the meeting due to being out of town.

Troy Mayor Jason Reeves wrapped up the meeting by praising Troy’s utility department, which sent a crew to South Carolina for the past two weeks to help with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

“They’ve done an outstanding job,” Reeves said of the crew. “We’re very thankful for them.”

Reeves also said that the city currently has an ambulance staged in Florida in preparation to help with the incoming Hurricane Milton. Troy’s utility department will also send another utility crew to help with the aftermath of the storm in Florida.

Councilmember Wanda Moultry also praised the utility department and Mayor Reeves for allowing them to help others.

“I want to give thanks to God for blessing us with such enormous amounts of resources,” she said. “We don’t mind spreading it and helping other people, so Mayor, I thank you for that. You’ve never been in a position to not help those in need. Neighbors are all people, not just the ones next to us. I thank you for allowing our utility department – and all of our departments – to be useful and help other cities.”

The Troy City Council will meet again on Oct. 22 with a public work session at 4 p.m. before a public meeting at 5 p.m. at Troy City Hall.