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SARATOGA SPRINGS —

The city stages regularly scheduled meetings by three Land Use Boards that review development activities within city boundaries. Those boards are typically where new development projects, or alterations to existing developments are discussed.

The Saratoga Springs Planning Board is a 7-member citizen board that has jurisdiction over the development of most new multi-family, commercial, institutional and industrial projects.

The Saratoga Springs Design Review Board is a 7-member citizen board which reviews development activities within city boundaries - Historic Review, and Architectural Review.

The Saratoga Springs Zoning

Board of Appeals (ZBA) is a quasi-judicial 7-member citizen board that reviews requests for waivers from existing regulations in the zoning ordinance.

Multiple workshops and meetings are held monthly related to all three boards. The meetings are open to the public. For a specific schedule of meetings and agenda items, visit the city website at: Saratoga-springs.org.

The city of Saratoga Springs is scheduled to unveil responses to its call for Climate Action Plan consultants on June 6. Graphic: www.cityoftacoma.org.

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

The City of Saratoga Springs has put out a call for bids in its search for consultants to collaborate with the city to define and create a Climate Action Plan.

The bids were initially scheduled to be unsealed on May 30. That day has been moved to June 6, at 2 p.m.

The scope of services requested of the consultant include engaging city staff and Commissioners to secure feedback on planning aspects that impact various city departments, hosting a Public Meeting to present general information and benefits to the public, developing an inventory and gathering data related to city emissions, and Identifying climate action goals, setting GHG reduction targets for city operations, and finalizing a Climate Action Plan.

On December 20, 2011, the Saratoga Springs City Council unanimously approved the Climate Smart Communities Resolution and pledged to be a Climate Smart City. The five-member council, under the leadership of then-Mayor Scott Johnson, asserted in its resolution that it “believes that climate change poses a real and increasing threat to local and global governments which is primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels,” and set a series of steps to “reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate.”