Standard and Poor's Corp. has reaffirmed the City of Troy’s “AAA” municipal credit rating.

There are only two other municipalities in Michigan (Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills) that have the “AAA” rating. Nationally, there are only 70 municipalities with the “AAA” rating from Standard and Poor’s.

It looks like the increase for Troy will be 3.2%.

See the article at … http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061212/METRO/612120313

Councilman Wade Fleming and I met on Sunday (December 10) with a group of interested Troy citizens to discuss the future of Troy Daze. They suggested a way to change the direction of Troy Daze. Both Wade and I were very receptive to their suggestion.

So, what are the next steps?

First, Troy City Manager Phil Nelson has been asked to look at the suggested changes and how the City would implement them.

Second, this group of Troy citizens will be discussing their proposal with the Troy Daze Advisory Committee.

Unless there are legal problems with the proposed change, I believe it will be the best way to ensure the future of Troy Daze.