FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Anastasha Lynn
Phone: (248) 589-9199
January 24, 2006

TROY, MICHIGAN - St. Anastasia Catholic Church youth are collecting returnable MI cans & bottles to benefit Troy People Concerned Saturday, March 11 & Sunday March 12 2006. The Saturday, March 11 2006 collection is from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM and Sunday March 12, 2006 collection will start at 8 am to end at 1:30 PM. St. Anastasia Catholic Church located at 4571 John R Troy, MI 48098 is the home of one of TPC two Food Pantry's. St. Anastasia Catholic Church Food Pantry assisted Troy People Concerned to provide 106 Troy families with emergency food last year (2004-2005 fiscal year).

TPC was established in 1974 and is a non-profit service organization that helps those citizens of Troy who may find themselves in a crisis situation. TPC assists the community by providing referrals to area agencies or by directly providing assistance through their food pantry, clothing closet, holiday baskets or limited financial assistance.

If you would like to make a donation or additional information please contact Anastasha Lynn at (248) 589-9199.

UPDATE: City Council approved this agreement last night.

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If you'd like more information on the individual and the company that will probably be conducting the search for Troy's new City Manager, go to this web page...

http://www.mercergroupinc.com/tom_dority.html

You should keep in mind that this firm has not been formally approved by City Council. That action will be considered at our next meeting on January 23.

Oakland County Circuit Judge Michael Warren has issued his final opinion in the "monster garage" lawsuit. Judge Warren's decision states that the Piscopo attached garage is not in violation of Troy's zoning ordinance.

TROY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Charles T. Craft, Chief of Police
500 W. Big Beaver, Troy, Michigan 48084
(248) 524-3443

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Today's Detroit News features an article on improvements to the Crooks Road interchange.

I have these quotes in the article:

"I think Troy is well served by the number of interchanges," said Councilman Dave Lambert, who opposed the Long Lake interchange idea since it gained traction about two years ago. "If they want to make improvements, they should focus on the interchanges we have."

Lambert said he's interested in improvements at the interchange as long as the city doesn't have to foot a large portion of the bill. "If we can look at improvements at that interchange without spending a lot of money, it's something I will be in support of," he said. "The city should pay a small portion of anything that's done over there."

The complete article can be found at...

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060124/METRO02/601240333/1009