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New Saratoga Springs mayor confident racetrack deal will protect city’s interests
New Mayor Scott Johnson said Tuesday “a deal is very close” that will protect the city’s interests r New Mayor Scott Johnson said Tuesday “a deal is very close” that will protect the city’s interests regarding the historic Saratoga Race Course. “We as a community can breathe a sigh of relief,” Johnson said after being sworn in during ceremonies at the Canfield Casino in Congress Park. Johnson, 52, the retired trial lawyer and Republican who defeated former Mayor Valerie Keehn in November, said a new franchise agreement being discussed in Albany will preserve the amount of money the New York Racing Association has been paying the city, county and city school district in taxes for decades.