Civic Capacity

Thursday night, residents will have a chance to look at what the future of our community might look like as the city's new Comprehensive Plan is presented in a town hall meeting.

Meet The Future The City of Troy, along with their consultant, American Structurepoint is nearing the completion of the city’s once-in-a-generation Comprehensive Plan.

Communities throughout Ohio use Tax Increment Financing to help support development activities, but this tool isn't exactly the easiest to understand. Today, we pull back the curtain on TIFs and try to explain how they work.

Understanding Tax Increment Financing These new tools can help communities grow

The Civic Capacity Newsletter recently talked about how many gas stations are here in Troy. Today, we dig into the issue a little bit more and talk about where these gas stations actually are and provide some clear recommendations to our city leaders on how to make sure that new gas stations are in the right places to serve the community.

Are Gas Stations in the Wrong Places in Troy? Let's follow up on a story covered earlier this month.

Yesterday, our publication was accused of "throwing gasoline on a fire" by not reaching out to local politicians and bureaucrats as we talked about a pre-annexation agreement in Bethel Township.

The takeaway? There are too many leaders in government that don't want you to think critically about important community issues.

We explore that topic in today's newsletter.

A Community Responds Yesterday's Civic Capacity Is Seen as "Throwing Gasoline on a Fire"