BALLSTON SPA: January 15 th Saratoga County Supervisors anticipate voting on Tuesday Jan. 22 to deny the State government permission to associate its name in any way implying it is sponsoring the unfolding next phase of the SAFE Act.
The County will refuse the State permission to use its County name, letterhead, address, logo or seal, nor of the County Clerk or Sheriff, for purposes related to enforcement of the Act.
Page 10 in the January 23rd issue of the Express.
Folks may sometimes wonder what their supervisor does up there (or down) in Ballston Spa, besides what he or she does in the home community.
Most are assigned for each year to several standing committees, as well as a few regularly-meeting ad hoc committees, most of which meet once a month, usually during daytime.. In addition to their regular assignments, as they can find the time, but also to keep up with areas of county operations of perhaps particular interest, supervisors may sit in on other committees ñ but not vote. Any number of non-members may be seen on the sidelines of committee tables in any month.
Entire article in the January 9th issue of the Express.
BALLSTON SPA, October 31 – Despite costs still rising, it will cost the owner of a $200,000 home in Saratoga County only a couple bucks more – literally – to keep the government going in 2014.
"For the past three years, Saratoga County has taken a very aggressive approach toward reducing the expense side of our budget," said County Administrator Spencer Hellwig III at a press conference Thursday presenting the 2014 Tentative County Budget. "We are now beginning to see the fruits of those labors. Our operating budget is stabilizing, and in 2014 we will have our lowest anticipated usage of fund balance in seven years. At the same time, our tax rates are still among the lowest in the state. The 2014 Tentative Budget will continue to implement a decisive program to restore Saratoga County's financial stability."
Read the full story in the Nov. 7 issue of the Express.