Schuylerville $4.5 Million to Advance the Community’s Vision for Revitalization
Saratoga County Chamber President Todd Shimkus met with interested residents and business owners in Schuylerville on July 30, 2024 to discuss how to best apply the $4.5 million revitalization grant awarded the village. Photo by Thomas Dimopoulos.
SCHUYLERVILLE — In January, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the village of Schuylerville was awarded $4.5 million to revitalize its downtown.
“This is the day it all begins,” Hochul said announcing the grant award during a presser held in Lake George. “We have the 250th anniversary of the battle(s) of Saratoga coming up soon. Let’s celebrate 2027. Our goal is to greet the world with a really transformed village in time for that, so that’s the timetable we’re looking at.”
The $4.5 million awarded Schuylerville in the NY Forward grant measures about three times the village’s annual general fund budget, and is purposed to develop a Strategic Investment Plan and implement key catalytic projects that advance the community’s vision for revitalization.
Saratoga County Chamber President Todd Shimkus met with homeowners interested in applying for a portion of the grant at Kickstart Café in downtown Schuylerville this week, in advance of the Aug. 2 application submission deadline.
Schuylerville, which calls itself “America’s Most Historic Village” is home to about 1,400 residents. In 2022, its Village Board of Trustees appointed a 7-member committee for the NY Forward Task Force to lead the public participation and grant-writing process, and subsequently submitted a letter of intent to apply for the $4.5 million NY Forward Grant.
Timewise, most, if not all the projects approved, are anticipated to first “break ground” in 2025, Schuylerville Mayor Dan Carpenter said during the monthly village board meeting shortly after the grant award was announced.