JUNE 19, 2025 Vol. 41, No. 14
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Troy community celebrates 70th birthday BY SARAH WRIGHT swright@candgnews.com
TROY — Troy’s 70th Birthday Celebration at the Jeanne M. Stine Community Park June 14 invited residents and friends of the community to celebrate the history and amenities the city offers. Troy’s origins stretch back to the 1800s when, after Michigan became a territory in 1805, the United States officially acquired land from local Native American tribes with the 1807 Treaty of Detroit. This led to the beginning process of surveyors measuring and marking out townships across the southeast section of the Michigan Territory. “In 1817 a team surveyed Troy Township and the first parcels of land were purchased by speculators shortly after,” an excerpt from the document “A Short History of how Troy became a City” said. The document was provided by the Troy Historic Village. “With the Land Act of 1820, the price (of ) property made it more affordable for settlers looking for new farmland. These parcels were especially appealing to farmers from New York and the east coast who wanted more than their dwindling family farms.”
City Council approves parcel exchange for Troy Trail updates BY SARAH WRIGHT swright@candgnews.com
LEFT: From left, Mika Regent, 9, and Nelio Regent, 6, show off their in-line skating skills at Troy’s 70th Birthday Celebration at the Jeanne M. Stine Community Park June 14. ABOVE: Weekend ComeBack performs at the event. Photos by Erin Sanchez
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The Troy City Council unanimously approved a request to exchange city parcels for a privatelyowned parcel that could be used for an additional part of the Troy Trail route during its May 19 meeting. Plans for the development of the Troy Trail began in 2015, with an interest in focusing on the northwest corner of the city which has led to trails at the P. Terry & Barbara Knight Park/Daisy Knight Dog Park, Sylvan Glen Lake Park, and Jaycee Park. Since 2018, there has been an interest in continuing the first phase of the Troy Trail beyond its current end point at Wattles Road which would extend the trail north to Long Lake Road. Property changes and City Council agreements have helped the new trail plans come further to fruition. “The Goodman property has been sold to Robertson Brothers and City Council has approved a See PARCEL on page 11A
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