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Saratoga Lake Association News�� The annual meeting of the Saratoga Lake
Association is scheduled for Thursday, July 28th at Panza�s on Route
9P.� The Town is working jointly with
SLPID in applying for a 1.2 million dollar EPF grant to control the vegetation
in Saratoga Lake.� In addition to the Town
of� Saratoga, the application is
supported by the Towns of Stillwater and Malta,� the City of Saratoga Springs, and Saratoga County.� Ed Dweck is commended for taking the
leadership and devoting an extensive amount of time in applying for these
funds. The official website of the Saratoga Lake Association is www.saratogalake.org� This site is a source of much detailed
information about events and activities taking place at the lake.
Turning Point Parade
Activities Expanded���������� The 11th
annual Turning Point Parade will be held on Sunday, August 7th.� The parade will start at 1:00 PM beginning
at the school parking lot and traveling down Spring Street to Broad Street
terminating at the Schuyler House.� This
promises to be the biggest and best parade so far!� Please make an effort to attend and share a great time with your
family and friends. Following the parade, a number of activities will continue
at Fort Hardy Park.� These include a
chicken barbecue, a number of musical performances, and� a petting zoo.� The evening will conclude with fireworks at dusk. A special thank
you to Byron Peregrim and all members of the Turning Point Parade Committee for
their dedication and hard work.�������������������������
Turning Point 5K Race������ The annual Turning Point 5K Race will be conducted on
Sunday, August 7th at 9:00 AM.� Check in
is from 7:00 AM to 8:45 AM.� The entry
fee is $15 for pre-registered and $20 for race day registration.� Contact Kim Gamache at 583-2940 for
additional information.�����������������������������������������
Town Hall Building Committee
Update��������� The Town Hall Building Committee has
conducted five meetings to date and is making good progress in gathering
data.� Over 2,300 survey forms were
mailed to all households in the town. Nearly 400 survey forms have been
returned and are being analyzed.� Dente
Engineering drilled six test holes at locations on town property near the
current town hall.� Preliminary
results� indicate that there is about 20
feet of fill on the site, underneath which there is another 20 plus feet of
coarse to fine sand.� It is
approximately 40 � 50 feet to bedrock.�
Final survey results and test boring results will be available
soon.� The committee initially
identified approximately 15 possible sites on which the town hall might be
located.� This list of possible sites is
being reduced.� In the near future a
series of public meetings will be scheduled to obtain additional input from
residents.������������������������������������������������������
�Learn to Swim Program�� The Town of Saratoga Learn to Swim Program started on June 29th at the home of� Todd and Connie Griffen located at 202 Casey Road. Approximately 135 children are participating in the program directed by Jeannie Duval, Director of the Town of Saratoga Youth Commission.� Lessons are given each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM for� eight weeks.� The program website is http://jeannieduval.tripod.com/