Quincy Mayor
August 3, 2021 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The City of Quincy is ready to spend money to attract new workers after approving on Monday night a resolution authorizing the Quincy Workforce Relocation Assistance Program. The program, known as Q-WRAP, is designed to provide up to $5,000 in a one-time property tax rebate to people who live outside Quincy and buy…
Read Full Article August 2, 2021 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Leroy Rossmiller enjoys sitting on the front porch of his home on Hampshire near the middle of the double-block between 20th and 22nd streets. The wood floor squeaks softly as he leans back in his rocking chair, and the leaves rustle softly in the early morning breeze. And then the buses start moving…
Read Full Article August 1, 2021 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup isn’t sure if a problem exists, but he wants to examine the number of video gaming terminals in Quincy. Troup announced at Monday’s City Council meeting he is temporarily freezing the number of liquor licenses in his role as the city’s liquor commissioner. He noted that the city had…
Read Full Article July 30, 2021 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — As Quincy Mayor Mike Troup was reading aloud some of the facts about the work done on Maine Street from 24th to 30th, he took particular pleasure in one. “The original water main was from 1896,” he said. “I think the city got its money’s worth on that.” Troup and a handful of…
Read Full Article New labor deal calls for raises, garbage/recycling pickup changes; Troup freezes new liquor licenses
July 27, 2021 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Your garbage will be picked up every day but three during the next three years. The Quincy City Council approved adoption of a three-year agreement with the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers, Lodge 822-District 9, concerning terms and wages from May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2024. The employees at the…
Read Full Article July 20, 2021 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The City of Quincy is trying something different when it comes to filling potholes this summer. The Department of Central Services typically would send trucks throughout the city and patch holes with shovelfuls of a bituminous coal mix. “Yeah, the city has been doing that for 20 years, and it doesn’t work,” Quincy…
Read Full Article June 15, 2021 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council voted Monday night to table discussion about a proposed residential rental property registration ordinance, choosing to spend the next 2 ½ months to study the issue before aldermen review it in September. Seven people spoke to the City Council on Monday in support of the ordinance. Mayor Mike Troup…
Read Full Article April 29, 2021 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
Before taking over Monday as mayor, Troup attends final School Board meeting QUINCY — Mike Troup says becoming Quincy’s mayor was “never on his bucket list,” but he believes his six-year tenure as a member of the Quincy School Board helped prepare him for his next venture. Troup attended his last School Board meeting on…
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