Troy City Council

A downtown Troy streetscape project is intended to improve accessibility and mobility in the Collar City. But some residents say it doesn't do enough to protect pedestrians.

The City of Troy is once again without a comptroller.

Advocates in Troy are again pushing the city council to consider “Good Cause” eviction legislation.

Troy’s City Council Chambers were overflowing Thursday night with several controversial items on the agenda and an annual legislative address.

The City of Troy experienced highs in 2024 — like receiving federal funding to replace lead contaminated water lines — and lows — such as going without a comptroller for roughly six months. Council President Sue Steele has raised concerns over Mayor Carmella Mantello’s administration’s budgeting, and has celebrated investments in the city's quality of life.

Troy’s City Council has given the green light on the mayor’s choice of a new comptroller.

Minority Democrats on the Troy City Council are criticizing the mayor over late payments and audit submission, but the Republican mayor says it’s unjustified.

Late last month, we sat down with Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello as she marked a year in office. Now, the Republican has checked off a major item on her to-do list: after roughly five months, the city has a new comptroller. Mantello announced this week that Jack Krokos (Krow-kiss) will serves as comptroller. In July, the former comptroller, Dylan Spring, resigned after mounting pressure from the Republican-controlled city council to deliver quarterly financial reports. Since then, the administration has worked with several outside accounting firms to deliver those reports to the council, spending more than $260,000 on the services. An incomplete report was delivered to the council in October with Mayor Mantello's budget proposal. The Republican says Krokos’ “knowledge, experience, and deep commitment to the public” will be invaluable to the city. However, minority Democrats have issued a statement expressing their concern over Krokos' lack of municipal experience. I spoke with Mantello about the decision to hire Krokos.

Troy’s City Council held two special meetings Monday night in a rush to allocate American Rescue Plan Act funding by the December 31st deadline.

Carmella Mantello made history this year after she was sworn in as the first woman mayor of Troy. Mantello, a former long-time city council president, is the first Republican mayor to lead the Collar City in more than a decade. Upon taking office in January, she said her first priority was to improve morale among city employees. She campaigned on being a hands-on mayor who will work with municipal employees to get work done. During her first year in office, Mantello declared several emergencies regarding water infrastructure, abolished the city's planning commission — replacing it with a planning board — and reimagined vacancies in city hall. WAMC's Samantha Simmons spoke with Mantello about some of her decisions that caused a stir among residents and Democratic city councilors.