In great disappointment, I observed the unethical behavior of the current administration. Saratoga Springs deserves a mayor with a strong history for being a proven leader, with unquestionable integrity and ethical practices.
Beyond a doubt, Mark Baker is that capable person.
Knowing and working with Mark Baker for 22 years at the City Center, for Catholic Charities’ Festival of Trees, he helped to make it possible and a yearly success. In 34 years, Mark’s superb business sense increased the rate of occupancy at the City Center by 86 percent.
Saratoga businesses profited during track season, as well as year-round, through accommodating a unique variety of venues at the City Center, under Mark Baker’s savvy direction.
Knowingly, Meg Kelly and Peter Martin supported Mayor Joanne Yepsen’s unethical decision to appoint Francine Vero Saratoga City Court Judge. Vero was a lawyer with the law firm Harris Beach from 2013-2016. This firm represented the mayor on her ethics charges, in 2016, and recommended Vero, a lawyer for only 10 years, with absolutely no experience as a judge, to be appointed our judge. This is an obvious conflict of interest and a detriment to our community.
Can Meg Kelly be trusted as Saratoga’s next mayor? Retired Saratoga County Court Judges Williams and Scarano have endorsed Andrew Blumenberg, defying Meg Kelly’s unethical decision. Judge Scarano publicly stated that Drew has the most courtroom experience, coupled with his high ethical and moral standards, makes him the best qualified for the job.
Without question, Saratoga Springs needs Mark Baker as mayor, to help reinstate the honesty, integrity, ethical practices and credible leadership lost within the current administration. Our community needs to return to its ideals by voting on Election Day for Mark Baker.
Rose Verro
Saratoga Springs
