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Housing Development Wins OK
The application of William H. Moran, local real estate dealer, before the Planning Board, for approval of a project for housing development along the east side of the Recreation Field, between Lake Ave. and Caroline St., apparently has been settled…
Planning Unit Urges Low-Rent W. Side Housing
Additional safe and sanitary housing of a low-rent character is 'necessary and desirable,' according to the Saratoga Springs Planning Board which, at a recent meeting proposed a second, 75 apartment project on the west side of Broadway, preferably in…
Better Housing Demanded of Council
The Saratoga Springs City Council last night was confronted for the first time by a group demanding that the council live up to its responsibility to Negros and poor people by providing better housing.
Big Families Hunt Decent Housing in Vain
Too many people are living in cramped conditions; post urban renewal, low-rent housing will be useful to meet relocation needs for low-income families.
66 Apartments Units Planned
Plans for the construction of 66 garden-type apartments were accepted by the Planning Board
Geyser Crest plan OK subject to new rec area
The Saratoga Springs Planning Board approved a 65-home development in Geyser Crest subject to Clifford Kolakowski, developer, increasing the size of a recreational area to meet new subdivision requirements.
Council nixed UDC housing plan
The City Council has refused an offer from the state Urban Development Corporation (UDC) to build a $3 million, 150-unit low- and middle-income housing project on Crescent Street, a project which would have cost the city only about $48,000.
City's poor live 'horror story existence
A total of 468 city households, including 1,189 men, women and children, depend on food stamps to supplement their income.
Home to provide group living for elderly
The 1980 Census showed more than 14,000 people age 65 or older in Saratoga County. Home services can be costly and so group housing might become a possibility.
No place to go: The homeless of Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Springs might not be as large as some major cities but there is still a large homeless population.
Out in the cold: Lack of low-cost housing keeps people on streets
In Saratoga Springs, the Queen of the Spas, a lack of low-income housing and no emergency shelters force people on to the streets.
Officials: Low-income city housing necessary
City Council members said they were not against low-income housing in the city.
Housing study: Low-income residents priced out of Saratoga Springs market
The number of low-income people in Saratoga Springs has dropped because they are being priced out of the housing market.
West side to get group home
6 people to move into a group home; some neighbors welcome to the idea, some not
Grant money will be used to create low-income housing
The city plans to purchase 85 Beekman for $36,700 in federal money. The Department of Public Works, acting as general contractor, will then refurbish the dwelling, using the remaining $10,000 in the gran request...
Consolidated Plan Saratoga Springs, 2000
The entire consolidated city plan for Saratoga Springs, 2000.
Letter to NyS Development Authority
Letter from Margie H. Van Meter asking the NyS Development Authority to survey employees who live in Saratoga County about their commuting preferences.
Parking spaces freed for summer
The city could have another 80 spaces downtown this summer to help aid its parking congestion.
Bus route changes to take place in spring
The changes, the first major route restructuring in the Saratoga area since 2007, will increase service around areas of the city and out to the commercial corridor at Northway Exit 15, and bringing bus service for the first time to the neighborhoods…
CDTA revamps Saratoga County routes
Plan increases buses to Wilton, maintains service to apartments.
Several parking changes this year
With track season, parking is challenging. Mayor Lenz hopes to open the bottom level of the Church Street parking deck by the first week in August.
More CDTA service planned in city
Plan shifts bus routes to 'touch' more people.
Newsletter to CDTA Customers
Letter to CDTA customers explaining the new Navigator system and benefits; its a plastic smart card with more security for transportation
Trail project on path to reality
Outgoing administration eyes key land deals...Now, less than two weeks before a new mayoral administration steps into City Hall, the outgoing mayor and city attorney are on track to complete three key land deals to amek the Spring Run Trail a…
Spring Run Trail officially opened
New, mile-long walking, biking path; after almost two decades the Spring Run Trail is now open
On Track? Details of $12 million rail project emerge
Plans for a new rail project are emerging
Saratoga's trails on the map
New comprehensive map shows trails and routes not normally listed
Mayor Watkin Sees Saratoga Becoming Gas 'Disaster Area' and Mayor Watkin Lands Gas Bonanza for Spa
Gasoline shortage leads Mayor Watkin to declare Saratoga Springs a 'disaster area'
Misc. PDF documents from Saratoga Springs Historian's computer
Colletion of PDF documents
Misc. PDF documents from Saratoga Springs Historian's paper files
Collection of PDF documents
20 Million Complex Proposed at Saratoga
Preliminary proposal for a development project in downtown Saratoga Springs is estimated to cost 20 million; proposal includes civil center and a 200 room hotel. The project is dependent on downtown merchants who would be willing to remodel or become…
Downtown Saratoga Springs Parking Map
Map of Parking Downtown Saratoga Springs
Sacred Spaces of Saratoga
A website describing the history of the sacred spaces in Saratoga Springs, New York. The Fall 2012 Public History course collaborated with the Saratoga Presevation Foundation to research, report and develop a walking tour.
Sites include: First…
Sites include: First…