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RIDGEDALE PLAYERS PRESENTS ‘KNOCK ‘EM DEAD’3A JANUARY 23, 2025 • Vol. 41, No. 2
City of Troy considers goals for 2025 BY SARAH WRIGHT swright@candgnews.com
TROY — With a new year comes renewed aspirations, and addressing the needs of the public library, evaluating capital projects and maintaining quality public safety services are among the goals for officials in the city of Troy in 2025. “These priorities have been identified by working closely with City Council, listening to the needs of the Troy community and regularly evaluating Citywide services and facilities,” Troy Communications Director Courtney Flynn stated in an email. Troy Mayor Ethan Baker stated that he is eager for the city to continue to move forward in 2025. “Core services and values will be further built upon in 2025 as we take a deeper look at our capital funding needs and investment strategies, knowing that the Troy Public Library building and road funding are amongst the top issues we must address moving forward,” Baker stated via email. “As the Troy City Council meticulously navigates these issues and executes its duties, we will be working side-by-side with City Manager Frank Nastasi to exemplify good governance and to best support the Troy community and its needs.” The Troy Public Library originally opened at 510 W. Big Beaver Road in 1971 and has circulated more than a million items and had over 300,000 visitors. See 2025 on page 7A
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Troy Historic Village’s walking group has been on hiatus. The group is pictured at a previous outing.
MULTIPLE DEVELOPMENTS CAUSE LOCAL WALKING GROUP TO TAKE HIATUS BY SARAH WRIGHT
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TROY — The Troy Historic Village walking group will be taking a break during the winter season as they explore different funding and logistical options in order to continue the group’s activities. With the assistance of Beaumont Health, the walking group has been a part of the Troy Historic Village since the fall of 2018. “We didn’t do any walks that winter, but picked it up again in April of 2019 when it became a regular weekly program with continued Beaumont grant support and spearheaded by our
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previous Adult Program Director, Stephanie Arwady (who was a marathon runner and avid hiker),” Troy Historic Village Executive Director Jen Peters said in an email. Participants would generally meet on every Thursday to walk together on different trails in Troy, including at locations such as the Stage Nature Center and Philip J Huber Park. The group would engage in fitness and health activities during the walking period. The group was free and would usually take place in the evening. Troy Historic Village Historical Interpreter Sarah Faist had assisted in leading the group on a few separate occasions See WALKING on page 12A
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