The Troy Transit Center is back.
Last night, the Troy City Council reconsidered the Troy Transit Center and approved a scaled down $6.3 million plan.
As the Free Press reported,
"By a narrow vote of 4-3, the seven-member council gave the go-ahead for the project that regional boosters of metro Detroit said was needed and that Snyder called “good for Michigan” as well as “important for the people and the economic future of Troy.”
The three "no" voters, led by Troy’s new mayor Janice Daniels — a longtime activist in the Troy Tea Party — stuck with their contention that the project was a waste of tax dollars, although Troy City Hall would not be footing the bill.
The lower cost was aimed at overcoming the key objection of Councilman Wade Fleming, who said last month he could approve the center only if it cost no more than about $6 million."
TRU applauds the supportive councilmembers, vocal activists, and especially the Troy Chamber of Commerce, led by Michele Hodges, for their hard work and passionate drive to make this transit center a reality.