How to resolve AdBlock issue? BALLSTON SPA — The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors approved a variety of resolutions during its monthly meeting held Tuesday, April 16 at the county complex in Ballston Spa.
Among the resolutions approved:
-The County entered into an agreement with Callanan Industries, Inc. for construction of the New Fixed Base Operator Terminal Phase 3- Apron project, at the Saratoga County Airport at a cost up to $947,357.50. In 2022, the Board authorized the acceptance of an Upstate New York Economic Development and Revitalization Grant from the New York State Department of Transportation for the project.
-An agreement be executed with Esoteric, LLC for the provision of providing a four-day UTK hostage rescue training course in Saratoga County to include tactics, techniques, and procedures employed when dealing with hostage rescue. The contract will be in effect April 1, 2024 through March 31,2025, at a cost up to $18,975.
-Execute all necessary documents and agreements with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice for the acceptance of a NYS DCJS Law Enforcement Equipment Program Grant in the amount of $89,190 for the term of April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025. The funds are intended to be used to provide for the purchase of uniforms (nearly $50,000), equipment (just over $20,000), and training services (just over $19,000) for the Special Operations Team of the Sheriff’s Office.
- The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution to proclaim “National Crime Victims’ Rights Week” in Saratoga in late April.
“We must do everything we can to show survivors that hope— the belief that the future will be better—is not just tangible but within their reach,” according to the resolution. “National Crime Victims’ Rights Week encourages all people to ask themselves the question: How would you help a victim of crime?”
The proclamation is to reaffirm Saratoga County’s commitment to continuing to support a victim service and criminal justice response that assists all victims of crime - not just during Crime Victims’ Rights Week, but throughout the year.
A certified copy of the Resolution was forwarded to the New York State Crime Victims’ Task Force, Wellspring, Mechanicville Area Community Services Center, MADD, The Prevention Council, Saratoga Center for the Family, and Parents of Murdered Children.
