How to resolve AdBlock issue? BALLSTON SPA — During a special board meeting held at the county complex on Dec. 13, the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors adopted the 2024 county budget.
The $410.1 million spending plan points to an increase of more than $32 million over this year’s adopted budget and marks the first county plan to top $400 million. By comparison, the annual approved plan was approximately $297 million in both, 2016 and 2017, before climbing to more than $319 million in 2018.
During the meeting the Board also voted to approve the execution of multiple agreements with a variety of public benefit organizations in exchange for the services they provide. To that point, the 10 highest dollar amount appropriations are:
$1.475 million - Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Saratoga County (for county Farm Guide update and Stormwater Management Services;
$400,000 - Discover Saratoga (economic development);
$325,000 - Saratoga Economic Development Corporation (economic development);
$300,000 - Campaign for Saratoga 250th, Inc. (economic development & heritage tourism);
$142,000 – Saratoga County Soil & Water Conservation District (soil and water conservation);
$105,000 – Saratoga Performing Arts Center (pilot marketing campaign and economic development);
$100,000 – Regional Food Bank of N.E. N.Y. (addressing food insecurities);
$90,000 – Saratoga Center for the Family (child abuse services);
$60,000 - Capital District Regional Planning Commission (regional studies);
$60,000 – Capital Region Chamber of Commerce (tourism & economic development).
