JUNE 7, 2017 – At its meeting yesterday evening, the Saratoga Springs City Council postponed the vote on the “Saratoga Places for All” (SPA) Housing Ordinance, a zoning amendment that would create more diverse and affordable housing options
MAY 29, 2017 – After a lengthy period of stakeholder discussion and public comment, we are pleased to report that the City Council appears ready to vote on the Saratoga
LUCAS WILLARD • NOV 16, 2016 • www.wamc.org
Supporters of the long-awaited preservation of a community farm in Saratoga Springs cheered Tuesday night after the city approved a conservation easement to protect the Pitney Farm for years to come.
After a plan to purchase
Sustainable Saratoga is working to educate landscaping professionals and the public about the deadly practice of heaping mulch around the base of trees, creating “mulch volcanoes.” Check out Sustainable Saratoga’s flyer, “Mulch Volcanoes Kill.” Trees are
Last August, Sustainable Saratoga made a formal request to the City Council to adopt a zoning amendment entitled the SPA (Saratoga Places for All) Housing Ordinance. For a sustainable future, we must have more diverse and affordable housing. This ordinance would add an important missing element in our community’s overall
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SUSTAINABLE SARATOGA SUPPORTS MIXED-USE
DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR HIGH ROCK PARKING LOT
Saratoga Springs, NY – January 19, 2016 – Sustainable Saratoga has long advocated for a mixed-use development plan for the High Rock parking lot. Optimally, the city would pursue a managed parking plan in conjunction with the creation of any additional parking projects.
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NO RESORTS IN THE CITY’S GREENBELT
Saratoga Springs, NY – September 11, 2015 – Sustainable Saratoga continues to support new growth and development in the core area of the city. What we don’t support are large-scale, intensive new uses in Saratoga Springs’ outer rural district.
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SUSTAINABLE SARATOGA REJECTS PARTICIPATION IN
GOLF COURSE MEETING
Saratoga Springs, NY – March 14, 2015 – Sustainable Saratoga, a non-profit organization, has declined an offer from the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce to participate in their March 16th meeting that presents new development plans for the Saratoga National Golf Course on
In December 2014, the Saratoga Springs Planning Board determined that the Parking Garage will not have any significant adverse environmental impacts under SEQRA and the plan is now before the Zoning Board to seek additional variances to move forward.
On Monday, March 23 at 7:00 PM the City of
Save Our Rural Lands and Community CharacterWe urge our supporters and concerned citizens to voice their concern against proposed changes in the Saratoga Springs Comprehensive Plan that would allow expanded development in the City’s