Malta board approves routine measures, awards demolition contract and appoints emergency-management member

At its monthly business meeting the Town of Malta board approved a series of routine measures, awarded one contract, and appointed a new member to its emergency management committee before moving into executive session on a separate dispute.

Key votes (at a glance):

- Accept minutes from the July 28 meeting — approved by voice vote. - Set public hearing on the Rosenblum rezoning (two Route 67 properties to C-7) for Aug. 25 at 6 p.m. and refer to the Saratoga County Planning Board — approved. - Extend the due date for Stillwater water payments to Sept. 1 to make Malta whole (amount cited as $38,314 and change) — approved. - Consent for the 'multi 5 ks' race (Saturday after Labor Day), proceeds to first responders and veterans — approved. - Adopt key and key fob policy to track issuance and return of keys/fobs — approved. - Amend employee handbook section 709 to allow retirees to opt out of the town’s Medicare Advantage (CDPHP) plan for an annual in-lieu payment of $800 — approved. - Authorize travel for assessor/assistant to NYS Assessors Association (Lake George) and the town clerk to attend NYS Town Clerk regional training (Sept. 20–21) — approved. - Award demolition services for lakefront structure at 117th Street to Dan’s Hauling and Demo — low bid $28,000; motion carried. - Appoint Sergeant Cassandra Labelle (New York State Police) to the emergency management committee to replace Senior Investigator Andrew Warner — approved. - Accept the comptroller’s audit of the town courts (no material findings reported) — approved. - Approve amended budget transfers recognizing a GlobalFoundries grant for the theater, reallocating stormwater budget work, and adding traffic-control signage funding — approved (one transfer deleted by amendment). - Adopt a walk-on resolution to permit Malta residents to participate in Clifton Park’s household hazardous waste day on Sept. 6, 2025, with a $60 user fee — approved. - Vote to enter executive session to discuss a dispute regarding Lakeview Landing Roads under the public officers law and invite Highway Superintendent Roger Crandall and consultant Joe Laniero (La Bella) — approved; board recessed to executive session.

Why it matters: The motions enact routine administrative policy and spending decisions that affect town operations, short-term training and a small capital contract for property demolition. The appointment fills a seat on the town’s emergency-management committee. The board also handled an intermunicipal request (Saratoga Lake study) that did not pass.