Conroy calls for full and public disclosure of proposed Troy City Hall Deal

Calls No Bid Deal "Halliburton on the Hudson"


(Troy, N.Y.) Jim Conroy, candidate for Troy Mayor, today called Mayor Harry Tutunjian's proposal to sell City Hall to a private developer without a public bid process "a complete and utter disregard for ethical processes and not in the best interests of the people of the City of Troy."

"This is another deal that Harry Tutunjian has cooked up in a backroom without any input and public process. There were no public meetings. There wasn't even a bidding process for the deal. Even if the idea is appropriate, what if the City could get a better deal from another developer?" said Conroy.

"This is Halliburton on the Hudson."

Conroy called on the Troy City Council to hold up the proposal until a full and public process can be conducted.

"I want to do what's in the best interest of the people of Troy. That means that such issues are discussed in the open - not in a backroom of City Hall - and we consider the input and views of a wide range of people, not just the Mayor's friends.

It's time we start running the City of Troy with integrity and with consideration for all our citizens and neighborhoods."