PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
THE SARATOGA LAKE PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (SLPID), COUNTY OF SARATOGA, STATE OF NEW YORK
Please note that the Saratoga Lake Protection and Improvement District Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the 2023 PRELIMINARY BUDGET. This public hearing will take place on the 18th day of August 2022 at 3:00 p.m., in the Town of Malta public board room, Malta Town Hall, 2540 Route 9, County of Saratoga, State of New York. Any person may be heard in favor of or against the budget or for or against any item or items therein contained.
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2022 SLPID MEETINGS
Malta Town Hall, 2540 Route 9, Malta, N.Y. at 3:00 p.m.
For those that would like to attend remotely, please email SLPID Chair Kathleen Simmonds at SLPID2020@gmail.com for the Zoom link
2022 Meetings
August 18, 2022
September 15, 2022
October 20, 2022
November 17, 2022
December 15, 2022
The public comment period shall be reserved as an item of business on the agenda for the SLPID monthly meeting, held on the third Thursday of each month. All comments to the Board of Commissioners during the public comment period shall be subject to the following guidelines:
- Prior to the start of public comment period, all persons will register on a sign-up sheet stationed by the meeting room door. The Chair will collect the sign-up sheet and recognize speakers in the order that they registered. Speakers will be asked to identify themselves for the record, and speak directly to the Chair of the Board. All Commissioners, staff and audience refrain from comments or questions. The public comment period is not intended for the Board of Commissioners and/or any staff to answer questions or speak, only to listen. The Board of Commissioners will not take action on an item presented during the public comment period.
- Speakers may speak on any topic unless it is a topic for which a public hearing is being held on the same regular meeting agenda.
- Each speaker shall be limited to a maximum time of three (3) minutes and a total public comment period of 30 minutes. Each speaker will only be allowed to speak once during the public comment period. The Secretary shall serve as time keeper and will promptly announce when the speaker’s time has expired.
- No time may be yielded or transferred from one speaker to another. Each speaker will be concise and avoid repetition. In order to avoid repetition and delay, groups of people supporting the same position are encouraged to designate a spokesperson for the group.
- Speakers who have prepared written remarks or have materials on their comments are encouraged to leave copies with the District’s recording secretary to disseminate to the Board of Commissioners and staff.
- In order to provide for the maintenance of order and decorum in the conduct of the meeting, the Chair may declare “out-of-order” any person who fails to comply with this policy. The Chair shall caution any such person to abide by the provisions of this policy. Refusal to do so shall be grounds for removal of the speaker from the meeting.
SLPID is the Governing body that supervises, manages and controls Saratoga Lake and the lands surrounding for a public benefit.
- Insuring the preservation of real property values
- Improve water quality
- Enhancing opportunities for public recreational activities which include; the lake steward program, the aquatic invasive harvesting program, outreach education programs on lake ecology and health for the pubic as well as other programs
- SLPID works closely with local municipalities, State and Federal agencies to protect and improve the health of Saratoga Lake and the wildlife.
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