Pike Co. Commission Meeting Heats Up Over Rock Building
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The rock building in downtown Troy is a historic building. But for nearly 20 years, it’s been vacant.
Now county leaders are at odds over how to fix it.
Things were tense at the Pike County Commission meetings.
Elected leaders are at odds after the probate judge’s decision to go public with his plan to save the historic Rock Building, before coming to the commission.
The probate judge wants the county commission to secure a 10-year loan that will cost $63,000 a year. His office will contribute $20,000 a year.
But many on the commission say there’s not a source of revenue to pay back the loan.
Joey Jackson, District 6 Commissioner said, “I think we need to hold up because the ideas that was portrayed and brought forward it was a metal building inserted inside the rock building with no electricity no heating and cooling and no plumbing no furniture.”
Wes Allen, Pike County Probate Judge said, “The decision is ultimately up to put the Pike County commission I’m not trying to put any pressure on them just letting them know that the offer is there to be able to help restore that building and it’s a treasure to our county and a lot of people.”
No decision was made on the judge’s proposal. The commission owns the building and some residents are asking them to just give it away if they do not have the money to invest in its restoration.
