Democrats in Saratoga Springs should support Michele Madigan in the June 25 primary for Finance Commissioner.
Since joining the City Council in 2012, when the city was in the red, Madigan has held the line on property taxes, saved significant sums by refinancing city debt and restructuring city health care, and secured a highly favorable bond rating. Also, Madigan takes action to move the city forward, as a strong council member should. Some examples:
• She is making Saratoga Springs the first municipality in the state to set up a high-speed fiber-optic network for residents and businesses.
• She created a Smart City Commission, bringing together major stakeholders from the city’s public and private institutions.
• She oversaw development of a solar park on the previous landfill on Weibel Avenue that saves the city more than $60,000 a year.
• She partnered with the state to fence in dog park on Crescent Street off Route 9.
• She initiated setting aside two city-owned properties for affordable housing built by Habitat for Humanity.
Madigan has served the city well.
- Barbara Lombardo, Saratoga Springs
