The proposal would have allowed the city to lease or sell seven acres of Civic Center land to a private developer to construct a hotel and conference center. Backers of the controversial ballot measure saw it as a move to diversify Troy's economy and make the city a regional convention and conference venue.
"The people have spoken very clearly," says Douglas Smith, the city's real estate and development director. "We're not planning any new steps at this time."
Proposal 6 will be a top issue for next month's meeting of the city's Downtown Development Authority. But aside from possible expansion efforts by some hotels in the city, the issue of building a hotel and conference center in Troy is dead, Smith says. "We tried (the proposed hotel/conference center complex) and it didn't work." he adds.
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