Skidmore professor running for Saratoga Springs finance commissioner | The Daily Gazette
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Skidmore College business professor Minita Sanghvi will be the Democratic party s nominee for city finance commissioner in Saratoga Springs.
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Skidmore College business professor Minita Sanghvi will be the Democratic party’s nominee for city finance commissioner, she and party officials announced last week.
Sanghvi and Republican Joanne Kiernan will be competing in the November election for the part-time position overseeing the city finances, which is open this year with incumbent Democrat Michele Madigan’s decision not to seek re-election, after a decade in office.
The city’s finances have generally been strong over the years, but they took a hard hit over the last year, with millions of dollars in losses due to business disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, Sanghvi acknowledged the city faces major challenges.
Wiring Saratoga for high-speed internet stalls
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If Saratoga Springs City Council agrees to move ahead with construction plans with SiFi, city streets will be micro-trenched to house fiber optics cables for high-speed internet.Google mapsShow MoreShow Less
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Commissioner of Public Works Anthony Scirocco right, speaking during a debate with Edward Miller in 2009, said he s concerned with what micro-trenching will do to city streets. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)CINDY SCHULTZShow MoreShow Less
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SARATOGA SPRINGS – The deal to allow SiFi Networks to build a city-wide network of lightning-fast internet is faltering.
Public Works Commissioner Anthony “Skip” Scirocco told City Council and SiFi’s President Scott Bradshaw, that he has major concerns with the plan that would require micro-trenching city streets.
A state government has an obligation to do what is possible within the limits of state resources to help its people, to make the state an inclusive place where all have access to essential services and housing. South Australia saw this during the glamour years of Premier Don Dunstan when government had the energy and the optimistic determination to make this happen. It seemed possible for all of us, including poor people, to have a fair go. However, over the last few weeks, with the announcement of the funding restructure for homelessness services, this idea of a fair go seems to have dissipated.
Dalton, others, pursue independent ballot line in Saratoga Springs | The Daily Gazette
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SARATOGA SPRINGS City Public Safety Commissioner Robin Dalton, who quit the Republican Party in January over discomfort with its “extreme” national positions, said Wednesday she plans to run for mayor this fall on a new independent ballot line to be called Saratoga Stronger Together.
Dalton said she is running for mayor because someone who is already experienced with the issues the city has faced over the last two years is needed in the mayor’s job, and neither party’s nominee has that experience. With Democratic Mayor Meg Kelly not running for re-election after two terms, the Republicans have nominated businesswoman Heidi Owen West, a novice to politics, and the Democrats have nominated attorney Ron Kim, who served as public safety commissioner from 2006 to 2010.
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An effort to establish a new non-partisan ballot line in Saratoga Springs city politics launched Wednesday.
Outside the Canfield Casino in Congress Park, Saratoga Springs Public Safety Commissioner Robin Dalton announced the newest shakeup in city politics – the push to create a new ballot line.
“I’m here today to announce the formation of a new non-partisan ballot line called Saratoga Strong.”
Dalton, who left the Republican Party earlier this year, is also running for mayor in a now three-way race to replace outgoing Democrat Meg Kelly. Ron Kim, a former Commissioner of Public Safety, is running as a Democrat. Downtown Business Owner Heidi Owen West has been endorsed by city Republicans.