Saratoga Springs has started a new process of taking public input on the formation of a Civilian Review Board to provide oversight of the city police department.
4:20 The Saratoga Springs City Council is asking the County Board of Supervisors to request the State Liquor Authority roll back the operating hours of bars and restaurants from 4 a.m. to 2 a.m.
During a summer season that has brought an influx of eager visitors and a thronged downtown bar scene, Saratoga Springs has also experienced late-night violence and drug and weapons arrests at a level that wasn’t seen during a quieter 2020 summer caused by the pandemic.
Tuesday night, Mayor Meg Kelly brought a visual aid to support her argument for moving back closing time from 4 a.m. to 2 a.m.