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Saratoga County committee approves $111,500 in small economic development grants
Summary
The county committee approved $111,500 in 2026 economic development grants to 14 municipalities, funded from unallocated ED reserves; awards cover small local projects such as parks, accessibility improvements, public art and sidewalk work. Contracts and a board resolution will follow committee approval.
The Saratoga County Economic Development Committee approved $111,500 in 2026 economic development grants to 14 municipalities, county staff said July 7. The awards will be issued from unallocated economic development reserve funds and will be followed by a board resolution and individual contracts.
County planning staff told supervisors the program received applications from 14 municipalities requesting mostly $8,000 each. Examples listed by staff included Ballston (park access improvements), Charlton (community center air conditioning), the Town of Day (sidewalk replacement), Saratoga Springs (Putnam Street parking garage mural and public art) and Wilton (automatic door openers for town hall). Staff said one applicant requested $7,500; the remainder were $8,000 each, totaling $111,500.
The committee was told these grants are match-free and are intended to support small, locally led projects. Staff said the 2026 awards would be administered similarly to the county’s trails and open-space grants: committee approval, a board resolution, and then a contract issued to each awardee. Deadlines were discussed: earlier 2025 grants must be closed out by Nov. 26, 2026, and staff advised that the 2026 grants be closed by Dec. 1, 2027; the committee asked staff to add reference to deadlines and extension procedures in the resolution language so municipalities can request extensions if needed.
A committee member moved to approve the applications and awards; the transcript records vocal 'ayes' and an opposed voice but does not include a full roll-call tally. (Vote tally not specified in the transcript.)
Next steps: staff will prepare the board resolution and draft contracts for each award and notify recipients of project deadlines and reimbursement procedures.
