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For Saratoga County Partnership it's bed tax or bust FacebookTwitterEmail Saratoga Partnership President and CEO Shelby Schneider speaks at an event at Wiswall Park on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in Ballston Spa, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union MALTA – Since its establishment in 2015, Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership had enjoyed generous funding from the county coffers, about $4.2 million over six years. But no more. The new county leadership will adhere to the what the county is legally obliged to provide to SCPP,  half of the county’s bed or hotel...

Saratoga Springs City Council approves union concessions | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Springs City Council on Wednesday approved agreements with the seven labor unions representing city employees that will postpone their negotiated 2021 raises because of the city’s dire financial condition. The agreements, which are expected to save the city $1 million in 2021, were approved 4-1, with Finance Commissioner Michele Madigan voting against each of the agreements. Madigan said the one-year concession of the scheduled 2-percent raises didn’t go far enough in...

Partnership seeks amended funding deal with Saratoga County FacebookTwitterEmail Saratoga Partnership President and CEO Shelby Schneider speaks at an event at Wiswall Park on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in Ballston Spa, N.Y. An event was held to unveiled the town's comprehensive economic development plan and also to show off the newly repaired fountain fed by the Historic San Souci Spring. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union MALTA – A sharp decline in hotel occupancy taxes in Saratoga County is forcing Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership, which is funded by the ta...