Bock prepares for management as city intern

Troy Bock, Moberly city intern

By Meagan Bradley

Moberly Mirror

Troy Bock is a name that has probably been heard in the last few months. Bock is working as an intern in the Moberly city manager’s office under the supervision of City Manager Andy Morris, and has been involved in some of Moberly’s important projects that are bettering our community.

Troy started his internship May 17 of this year. His full time internship will end August 20 so he can attend a fall semester at MU. He hopes to continue one day a week with his internship during the semester depending on his schedule.

Bock is from Brainerd, Minnesota. He attended North Dakota State University for his Bachelors. He has interned with Eddie Bernice Johnson in Dallas, Texas as well as in D.C. with Congressman Jim Overstock, house chairman of Transportation. In 2009, Bock worked as a non-partisan in Minnesota.

Troy is the only one in his program at MU that is looking for a city manager’s position. He has had a long time interest in being a city manager and the internship has strengthened his interest. He plans to find a city manager position in our area.

Bock has participated in many projects for the community. Some of the bigger projects are two different non-profit organizations, one being the Bradley Memorial. His biggest project is the storm water utility project. Moberly’s storm water drains and sewage drains run together, causing backups in streets and homes. This project is receiving dedicated funding from the Clean Water Act. The region 7 EPA district has sued many cities because of their sewage systems. With this project, they are hoping to fix any problems before the EPA gets involved. There has not been a rate structure set up yet but there shouldn’t be much of a burden. Bock and others have been meeting with larger businesses to prepare them for the changes and there have already been two public meetings to discuss the project. One more meeting will be scheduled for early to mid-September.

Bock hasn’t personally worked with the Mamtek project but he feels it’s a very positive opportunity for our community.