SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. The Saratoga Springs City Council approved the funding for five participatory budgeting projects at its most recent regular meeting. Unanimously the five commissioners and Mayor John Safford voted to allocate $62,500 to five projects submitted through the Participatory Budgeting Initiative, spearheaded by Commissioner of Finance Minita Sanghvi. “I am thrilled to […]
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. In the spring of 2022, the Saratoga Springs Finance Department launched a Participatory Budgeting pilot project where community members could make their voices heard and help decide how to spend part of the public budget. At the recent City Council meeting, the chair of the participatory budgeting committee, Norah Brennan, presented […]