Author: darlington01

In the most recent episode of my podcast available on Spotify, I spoke of financial information for Saratoga County. Running through numbers doesn't translate well on audio, so take a look at the information here. Saratoga County compares favorably to other Counties of similar size and where does your tax money go.

In my role as County Supervisor representing the largest municipality in Saratoga County on the Board of Supervisors, I have the honor of representing my Town and colleagues at various important events and ceremonies. Earlier this week I attended the presentation of a $1 million grant from Global Foundries to HVCC for a large-scale workforce …

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As we made our way through the pandemic, the job market became tighter and supply chain issues became a part of our daily lexicon. Workforce Development collaboration is incredibly important as we recruit and train the next generation of people who will hopefully fill jobs that remain infilled. In Saratoga County, we have a very …

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The Clifton Park Town Board unveiled the new tribute to our Veterans on November 10th. The Town has had a monument in place on The Common as a tribute to our Veterans. The new project included new flag poles, new plantings, a walkway comprised of engraved 6X9 pavers and a sitting wall. A few hundred …

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If there is one truism that will always be a constant in our lives it is- People vote with their feet. Consumers are attracted by convenience, service and most all- maximizing value. Why have stores like WALMART, Target, Costco, etc. successful? They always have centralized locations, everything is available in one store and the same …

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The only thing constant with recycling markets is change. The volatility of pricing for recyclable materials over the years has been challenging at times and now the recycling market is facing a crisis. China has lowered the limit of allowable contaminate in recycled material to levels so low it basically has constituted a ban on …

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Brick and mortar retail in Clifton Park and across the country suffered another gut punch with the announced liquidation of Toys R Us stores. The chain is closing up shop and with it, closes the chapter of another long standing retailer that could no longer remain viable. Y2K was my first day in office. In …

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The Clifton Park Town Board took the next step in the process of purchasing the streetlights located in Town this week. Siemens was selected as our private sector partner to shepherd the process. Through legislation that is a couple years old, NYS allows municipalities to purchase streetlights. Last week the NYS PSC included provisions in …

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As the Town continues to research options for improvements to the Playground on the Common, a couple new and viable alternatives have become available. I have attached pictures of a project completed in Ithaca that offers some positive benefits. If you look closely, the project also features rubber matting which we plan to include in …

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Late 2017 we released information about improvements being considered for the Playground on the Common(Kids’ Corner). As we consider options and ideas for the park, we provided an update at last evening’s Town Board Meeting on two items. The first is an initial design for new playground equipment being considered for the front left quadrant …

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