Mike Troup
QUINCY — When Mike Troup took office as Quincy’s mayor last May, he had to work with the budget the previous administration constructed and the City Council had approved. And his first year ended with an unanticipated $9 million in additional tax revenue and $5.4 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding. That led to…
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QUINCY — Mayor Mike Troup met Thursday with members of the local hotel, motel and hospitality industry to answer questions about what had been labeled a $500,000 request for “hotel development.” The money, if approved by the Quincy City Council on Monday night, would utilize proceeds from the 1 percent food and beverage tax. Troup…
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QUINCY — A Quincy woman speaking to the Quincy City Council at Monday’s meeting shed light on an increasing number of canceled Cape Air flights at Quincy Regional Airport. Whitney Mintert addressed aldermen during the public forum portion of the meeting. During her allotted three minutes, Mintert said she and her husband, Michael Joyce, moved…
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QUINCY — Aldermen voted Monday night to authorize another $250,000 for the Quincy Workforce Relocation Assistance Program (Q-WRAP), but it was clear some aldermen aren’t convinced of the program’s effectiveness. The program aims to incentivize out-of-town employees to move to Quincy by offering $5,000 in property tax relief for those buying a house or $3,500…
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QUINCY — The days of a truck stopping in front of your home and picking up your recyclable materials are likely ending. “Yeah, it’s probably a fair statement,” Central Services Director Kevin McClean said. “We are definitely looking for other alternatives to make things more economical, so it’s not costing the taxpayers more money than…
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QUINCY — The ownership of a business started by five brothers more than 90 years ago recently changed hands, and a prized piece of real estate on Broadway soon will be available for purchase. Turner Brothers Garage had been at 4701-4726 Broadway since 1969, but Dean Turner sold the business in January. It’s now owned…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup gave his first State of the City address to the Quincy Exchange Club over the noon hour Friday. Troup, 10 months into his initial term, spoke for about 30 minutes and discussed his first year and offered a brief look ahead. Troup said “Quincy is open,” which was also…
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One year ago today, I spent most of the day in the basement of Tower Pizza and Mexican. For the record, I waited until Happy Hour to begin imbibing. Also, for the record, I imbibed heavily later on. That basement is also a room where private parties are held and it was where I was…
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QUINCY — The qualifications for a candidate to be Quincy’s next chief of police now are much less stringent. The job was posted earlier this month on the Illinois Police Chief Association website. However, the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners — Barry Cheyne, Steve Meckes and Kerry Anders — voted Friday during a special…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup’s proposal for Jason Finney appointed to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners ran into a snag during Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting. Troup said in a Friday interview that Kerry Anders’ term expired at the end of January. Anders said in a Sunday interview he wants to fulfill…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup plans to appoint former 3rd Ward alderman Jason Finney to the city’s Board of Fire and Police Commissioners, effective immediately for a three-year term, at Monday’s City Council meeting. Kerry Anders, who Finney would replace on the committee, isn’t quite ready to step aside. Troup said in a Friday…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners released a timeline on Saturday showing a plan for a new chief of the Quincy Police Department to be announced at the May 16 meeting of the Quincy City Council. The process to find the new police chief, however, will change slightly compared to the process…
Read Full Article OPINION: There are times when I look at something and say, “Well, that’s not going to go over very well,” but someone with Gem(City)-studded and rose-colored glasses always knows better and says, “What’s the problem?” The “Quincy’s Calling” marketing campaign is designed to help fill open jobs by recruiting alumni back to Quincy and recruit…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup says the ShopKo property at 3200 Broadway has been sold, and negotiations are nearly complete for a big box retailer willing to spend $20 million to renovate and occupy the former Kmart building at 3701 Broadway. The City Council voted in late November to subdivide the ShopKo lot into…
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QUINCY — Changes to the health and dental insurance policies for city employees must wait until next week. Aldermen waited until after an executive session meeting to public address three resolutions on the agenda for Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting. They approved a motion to combine the three resolutions into one. Aldermen then approved a…
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QUINCY — Jason Priest has spoken before the Quincy City Council before, usually talking about nothing that pertains to the meeting at hand. But at Monday night’s meeting, Priest became more outspoken as he was complaining to Mayor Mike Troup that he wasn’t being allowed in the Adams County Courthouse. On December 22, Judge Robert…
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As we wrap up 2021, Muddy River News looks back at its most read stories. These are the rankings according to our analytics, not personal preferences. The Breaking News category consists of stories that most of the other local media may or may not have covered as we reacted to the events of the day.…
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QUINCY — Rob Copley made it through his resignation letter without shedding a tear. “That was very hard,” he said. “I actually surprised myself that I read the letter as well as I did without choking up at all.” After 42 years with the Quincy Police Department, with 18 as the chief of police, Copley…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Tree Commission planted a tree Tuesday along the Bill Klingner Trail to commemorate Arbor Day. Though Arbor Day is annually commemorated on the final Friday in April, the commission chose to plant a tree in celebration Tuesday because of the many benefits to a late planting. The Arbor Day Foundation says…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Shari Ray, comptroller for the City of Quincy, wants to know what aldermen want to do with extra money collected during Fiscal Year 2022 before work on the Fiscal Year 2023 budget begins. Ray explained during a Finance Committee meeting held before Monday’s regularly scheduled City Council meeting how the city has an…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved an ordinance amending the city’s municipal code for video gaming licenses, bringing them more in line with the Illinois Liquor Control Statute. Aldermen approved one small change before voting on the ordinance Monday night, increasing the fee for an individual video gaming terminal to $200 from $100. The…
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Quincy Mayor Mike Troup used his monthly luncheon session Wednesday to discuss housing and raise money for the United Way of Adams County. Troup said he hopes to have a proposal before the Quincy City Council in December that would provide an incentive to rental property owners to rehabilitate areas that need improvement. “I think…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council looked for the first time during Monday night’s meeting at an ordinance that Quincy Mayor Mike Troup says brings the city’s municipal code for video gaming licenses more in line with the Illinois Liquor Control Statute. “We’re not looking at creating additional revenues, but just maintaining and cleaning (the…
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QUINCY — Aldermen got their first look at a proposed re-districted city ward map at Monday’s City Council meeting. Anyone else getting their first glance at the map would have to look long and hard to find the changes. Only two sections of the current map were adjusted to create the proposed map. One is…
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QUINCY — City Hall will be the host of a soup fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 17 in City Council chambers. This event is open to the public. Chili and chicken noodle soup will be provided by the bowl, along with a side of cornbread, for a free will donation. All donations will…
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