The Troy City Council appointed Wanda Moultry to the empty District 5 seat on Tuesday, but the new council also took care of other business during their first meeting.

The council approved to take the next step toward constructing a runway intersection at the Troy Municipal Airport. The project is estimated to cost around $325,000 of which the FAA would fund 90 percent and the City would fund 5 percent, or $16,250.

The specific action approved by the council was to file the pre-application for the grant. The action also included another four-year capital plan to improve the airport, but the plan was described as a “moving target” that gets updated yearly.

Michelle Conway, representing Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood, said that the FAA and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) suggested the project to make the runway safer.

“This clears up a safety problem,” Conway said. “The intersection can be confusing when a pilot taxis on the runway because three runways intersect.”

The council also unanimously chose to approve:

• a bid award to Bill Jackson Chevrolet to replace a work truck in the grounds department. The cost of replacing the truck is $30,058;
• an agreement with Durden Outdoor Billboards to run advertisements on four billboards to direct people downtown;
• a resolution supporting new promotional testing for the fire department that would switch from using a Florida company to the Alabama state fire college and keep the Troy Fire Department from being involved in the administration of the test;
• a type 20 alcohol license to Preston’s restaurant located at 1647 U.S. Highway 231 across from Walmart;
• a Christmas bonus equaling 10 percent of monthly income for full-time city employees and equaling 1 percent of monthly income for part-time employees and crossing guards.

Mayor Jason Reeves also reappointed Vaughn Daniels to the Troy Planning Commission.

The Troy City Council will meet again on November 22 at 4 p.m. upstairs at City Hall for a work session followed by the regular city council meeting at 5 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.