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Saratoga County board authorizes ground lease for permanent Code Blue shelter after public comment and votes with recusals
Summary
After public comment and a discussion about public-safety impacts and cost-sharing, the board approved a ground lease to enable a permanent Code Blue shelter at 96'116 Ballston Ave; two supervisors recused themselves and the county adopted a negative declaration on environmental impacts.
The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors voted April 21 to authorize a ground lease for county-owned land at 96'116 Ballston Avenue in Saratoga Springs that would allow Saratoga County Capital Resource Corporation (SCCRC) to sublease the property to Shelters of Saratoga for a permanent Code Blue shelter.
Chair Barrett read a summary of the proposal: the county owns approximately 1.37 acres at the Ballston Avenue site and the project envisions a proposed, plus-or-minus 25,600-square-foot Code Blue shelter. The board also considered and adopted a negative declaration, finding the proposed leases and development would not result in significant environmental impacts.
Two members of the public addressed the board before the vote. Sue Barton, president of RAISE (Recovery Advocates in Saratoga), urged action…
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