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Ballston Spa residents oppose proposed residency change for planning and zoning boards; trustees postpone action
Summary
Dozens of Ballston Spa residents urged trustees to keep planning and zoning board members as village residents during a long public hearing on a proposed local law; trustees declined to vote on the law and later tabled two pending board appointments for further review.
Ballston Spa — Dozens of residents turned out on June 26 for a public hearing on a proposed local law that would limit reappointment of planning-board and zoning-board members to people who reside in the village (or to specified neighboring towns). Mayor-led remarks and a reading of the draft statute drew sustained public comment, much of it opposed to widening membership beyond village residents.
The proposed text, read aloud by village attorney Carla, would remove language that previously allowed some village officers to reside anywhere in Saratoga County and instead require planning-board and zoning-board members to live within the village or within the towns of Ballston, Milton or Malta. It also contains a retroactive clause that would let current out‑of‑village members complete their existing terms but…
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