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Ballston Spa board adopts ethics code amendment after public hearing
Summary
After public comment raising concerns about a vacant ethics board, the Village of Ballston Spa trustees adopted Local Law No. 1 of 2026, revising the village ethics code and directing clerical filing with the state; the vote was 5–0.
The Village of Ballston Spa Board of Trustees adopted Local Law No. 1 of 2026, amending the village ethics code, following a public hearing and a roll‑call vote that passed 5–0.
The hearing drew sustained public comment about the town’s lack of an active ethics board. "The ethics board has completely collapse[d] by failing to appoint members," said Ben Baskin, a resident who addressed trustees during the public hearing, urging…
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