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Trustees approved a service authorization for Butler, Rowland & Mays Architects LLP for work related to a library room replacement RFP and construction services for a fee of $5,500, and separately approved a proposal from the same architectural team for interior work, a master plan update, phasing, coordination and grant consulting for a fee not to exceed $6,000 plus reimbursables. Both motions were made, seconded and approved by voice vote.

The board also approved three memoranda of agreement with the Town of Milton: $16,000 to the village for pool operations, $41,000 to the village for library operations, and $4,000 to support village events with attribution to Milton. Those agreements were authorized and the mayor was directed to execute them.

Library staff and trustees said they are continuing work to secure a state variance and pursue grant opportunities for larger repairs, including the roof. Village staff indicated an initial plan to reopen the library by June 30 was increasingly unlikely but that the board still hopes to reopen in July, subject to permitting and grant timelines.

Trustees also reported ongoing oversight of environmental remediation at the Ricketts property: board members said the cleanup team is adding PFAS to the list of targeted contaminants and that the site owner has offered to install a privacy fence inside the existing perimeter fence and to consider a banner-wrapped approach pending village preapproval.

Motions on the architect authorizations and the Milton agreements passed by voice vote; roll-call tallies were not recorded in the minutes provided at the meeting.

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Hurley said CAPTAIN operates a “wellness van” that runs five days a week, picking up eligible seniors at home and giving rides to medical appointments. She also described a volunteer program she called a neighbor-help model (referred to in CAPTAIN materials as Care Links/Care-Links), in which roughly 100 volunteers provide friendly visits, grocery assistance and light household help for isolated older residents.

The presentation included usage figures for village residents in 2024: Hurley said Care Links helped 17 people in the village and provided 74 services, and the Wellness Express van helped 11 village residents and provided 76 rides to those 11 people. Hurley said CAPTAIN also fields more than 2,000 calls a year to a family assistance line countywide and that the organization refers people to state and local programs while sometimes providing direct emergency financial help.

Trustees and attendees asked how CAPTAIN coordinates with the Saratoga County Office for the Aging; Hurley said CAPTAIN refers clients to the county office and that the two organizations work together on difficult cases. Trustees and residents raised the need to publicize CAPTAIN’s services and volunteer opportunities on the village website; a trustee said adding a link and volunteer info would be helpful.

Hurley said CAPTAIN recently placed a certified recovery peer advocate in four school districts — including Ballston Spa’s — to address youth vaping and substance-use risk. She also described CAPTAIN’s food pantry (serving households from ZIP code 12020, which includes parts of the village), summer meals sites for children and a 24/7 youth shelter in Malta.

Hurley ended by asking for volunteers — drivers for medical rides, friendly visitors, and food-delivery volunteers — and said donors can designate gifts for specific programs on CAPTAIN’s website.

The board thanked Hurley and said staff would look into adding Care Links information and volunteer contacts to the village website.

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Key outcomes (motions approved unless noted):

- Approval of minutes from May 12, 2025 (audio record shows debate about minute wording; the motion passed by voice vote, recorded as 3–1).

- Approval of minutes of the May 15, 2025 emergency meeting (motion carried by voice vote).

- Standard workday resolution approved.

- Permit for a peaceful public assembly on June 14 approved (applicant: Kim Anderson; sidewalks at Milton Avenue/Front Street; 10 a.m.–12 p.m.).

- DPW purchases authorized: an HMI pump controller for Lowell Street at $12,550; tank work for John Street at $8,800; and other routine DPW authorizations for pump and hookup requests (approved by voice vote; amounts in minutes where specified are listed below).

- Water hookup and pump approvals for properties outside the village and for specific addresses were approved following engineer confirmation (LaBella/La Bella/\"La Bella Associates\" referenced in the record as reviewer; motions carried by voice vote).

- Service authorizations for Butler, Rowland & Mays Architects LLP: $5,500 for a library room replacement RFP and construction services; and up to $6,000 plus reimbursables for library interior master plan, phasing and grant consulting (motions approved by voice vote).

- Agreements with the Town of Milton: $16,000 for pool operations; $41,000 for library operations; and $4,000 for event support (motions approved by voice vote).

- Agreement with Fund 1 Entertainment Services LLC for Family Fun Day entertainment and labor was approved after attorney review (amount not clearly audible in the transcript; minutes list the vendor, authorization and mayoral execution after attorney review).

- Special authorization to pay an arts invoice totaling $17,422.39 (work completed; motion carried). Committee on the Arts banner designs and $1,399.98 for banners approved.

Where recorded, motions were seconded and passed by voice vote; most motions did not include a roll-call vote in the meeting’s spoken record. When a tally was stated (minutes approval), the chair recorded the result as 3–1.

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Ballston Spa approves library and pool contracts, Town of Milton to provide $61,000 for operations and events

CAPTAIN outlines senior transportation, volunteer programs and asks for more volunteers in Ballston Spa

Votes at a glance: Ballston Spa Board approves routine contracts, town contributions and small capital purchases