Author: John Kaufmann

An unofficial tally appears to have Patty Morrison ahead of Michele Madigan by 19 votes in the Democratic Primary to determine who will be the Democratic candidate for Commissioner of Finance in the general election in November. According to the Saratoga County Board of Elections there are 96 absentee ballots that will be counted on Tuesday, July 2. Should Madigan lose the Democratic primary she will still be on the November ballot on  the Working Families and the Independence Party lines.

According the the Times Union, the FBI and Homeland Security raided Turbine Services Inc. which had been the company run by Ronald Riggi. He apparently was on the premises during the raid. Riggi had been the CEO of the company for many years but in the TU report they indicated they were unsure of his current relationship to the company while the Gazette reported “Turbine’s CEO is listed elsewhere online as Ronald Riggi.”  Riggi is the husband of Michele Riggi, an aspiring socialite. They own the starter castle on North Broadway.

Here is a link to the story.

Neighbors of the Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church on Circular Street met with Commissioner of Finance Michele Madigan, Mayor Meg Kelly, and candidate for Finance Commissioner Patty Morrison on the evening of June 23 to discuss their concerns about the proposal to house Code Blue on the church’s property. Here is a recording of that meeting with presentations by each of the invited guests followed by Q and A.

The recording is about an hour long but the differences in the thoughtfulness of the responses and the depth of knowledge of the three speakers about the issue of homelessness in Saratoga Springs is quite dramatic and well worth listening to.

For a number of years I had the pleasure of working with Dennis Yusko who was the TU reporter covering Saratoga prior to Ms. Liberatore. While Dennis had great enthusiasm for exciting stories, he never leaped into print. He did his own fact checking to make sure that the story was real and not some political ploy. He wanted to know who the players were and what their agendas were. He wanted to know if their allegations were backed up by law and fact.

Regrettably Ms. Liberatore does not maintain these kinds of standards. Her story about Bill McTygue and Ann Bullock’s charges against Eddy Miller is illustrative of how Ms. Liberatore covers news.

The basic structure of her stories follow a consistent pattern. Someone makes a damning accusation of another person (usually an elected official). Their motivation for making the allegation is usually hardly masked. Most times they want to damage the target’s reputation in order to support a competing candidate or they are promoting legislation that their target does not embrace. For a responsible reporter this would trigger skepticism and prompt a thorough review of the allegation to determine if it still deserves a published story. Instead, Ms. Liberatore creates the appearance of fairness by providing the target of the attack the opportunity to respond (defend themselves).

Her very act of reporting the allegation in a newspaper like the Times Union gives the attack the patina of credibility. No matter how strong the defense offered by the target of the attack, the reputation of the victim has been tainted.

Her story about allegations made by Bill McTygue and Anne Bullock in the June 13, 2019 edition of the TU is a case in point.

In the story McTygue and Bullock allege that Eddy Miller and Joanne Foresta violated the city and the state’s ethics rules. They further assert that all the members of the city council somehow also violated the same ethical standards.

To begin with Ms. Liberatore might have picked up on the fact that in their letter they asserted that Ms. Foresta and Mr. Miller were married which they are not. This might have been a tip off that meticulous accuracy was not at the heart of their allegations.

Central to their allegations is the fact that Mr. Miller is the chairman of the Saratoga County Independence Party which endorsed the incumbent city council members who are running for re-election. Mr. McTygue and Ms. Bullock also single out Commissioner Madigan for being the recipient of a $500.00 donation from the Independence Party.

Their letter notes that on May 21, the city council unanimously approved energy contracts “…procured, it is believed, through EnergyNow.” Here again, “it is believed” should have been another tip off that the authors might not have all their facts in order.

We then get to the nub of their allegation… Well, maybe allegation is not quite the right term because the authors don’t quite assert the facts of the impropriety, they conjecture about them:

“All of this begs the question, did city council members agree to use the services of EnergyNow, formed by the chairman of the Independence Party [JK: SIC-He is only the chair of the county party] and apparently [JK: Emphasis added] owned by individuals connected to the Independence Party, resulting in significant tax payer-funded payments to EnergyNow and those individuals, in exchange for endorsements and campaign support by the Independence Party of those City Council members?”

So what we have is Mr. McTygue and Ms. Bullock speculating about the possibility of wrong doing.

Even their conjecture is based on a statement that does not stand up to the most modest scrutiny. Those of you particularly observant will note that the vote of the council they refer to was to contract with two actual energy suppliers, not to EnergyNow. So there were, in fact, not “significant tax-payer-funded payments to EnergyNow.”

The authors, in their letter, reference state and city ethics violations which similarly do not stand up to even the most cursory review of the actual statutes and standards. I am including the full text of their letter and along with the detailed analysis by the city attorney that documents their misrepresentations of the codes and regulations.

How I handle these kinds of allegations is also rooted in my assessment of who is offering this information to me. In this case, Mr. McTygue and Ms. Bullock have extensive histories of hostility to Ms. Madigan and Mayor Kelly.

In addition, and not included in their letter, Ms. Foresta was an employee of Gordon Boyd who owned a company called EnergyNext. At the time, EnergyNext had a contract with the Chamber of Commerce to act as a broker to arrange for the best prices between local energy suppliers and chamber members. The city, as members of the chamber, used EnergyNext and in turn, Ms. Foresta was Mr. Boyd’s contact person. Recently, Mr. Boyd sold his company and Ms. Foresta and Mr. Miller set up their own company to continue working in the field. I think it is reasonable to assume that Mr. Boyd who is linked to both Ms. Bullock and Mr. McTygue in multiple ways is the source for these allegations.

People send me similar allegations to those offered by Mr. McTygue and Ms. Bullock. I am just a blogger and not the reporter for a major area newspaper but when people send me material like this I have two possible responses. Usually I ask them to provide me with documentation that supports their allegations. If what they offer is sufficiently important, I may actually follow up and do my own research. I would never consider disseminating the ruminations of people with an agenda unless I had rigorously established its validity.

Calling up the target of an attack (in this case Commissioner Franck) to have him defend himself is not my idea of research.

Ms. Liberatore and the Times Union are abusing the power they enjoy from being a major newspaper. Neither the newspaper in general nor Ms. Liberatore in particular seem concerned about the damage that their reckless behavior may have on the people they may hurt in publishing baseless attacks.

Patty Morrison, who is competing to be the Democratic nominee for Commissioner of Finance in the upcoming June 25th primary, has sent out a mailer to registered Democrats. In the mailer she makes the following allegation regarding her opponent, Michele Madigan:

“Supports developer requested rezoning variances”

In Saratoga Springs, zoning variances are the responsibility of the Zoning Board Of Appeals. The City Council has no role in them.

Making a statement like this is very troubling. Aside from demonstrating that Ms. Morrison does not understand how land-use issues are dealt with in this city, it reflects an approach to public discourse that is unnecessarily combative while playing loosely with the truth.

This city has endured years of poisonous meetings where gratuitous conflict has clouded discussion. Mayor Kelly has achieved what many thought impossible: meetings that are collegial and efficient. I think the above allegation has to make many of us worry how Ms. Morrison would affect this dynamic were she to be elected and serve on the Council.

At their meeting on June 20th the Saratoga Springs Planning Board unanimously approved an advisory opinion to the City Council that will allow Saratoga Hospital to build a medical office building.

The opinion that was presented by Board member Jamin Totino recommends that the zoning designation be Office/Medical business-1 rather than Office/Medical business-2, the original designation recommended by the consultants as part of their draft Unified Development Ordinances. The recommendation offers:

“A designation of OMB-1 allows less intensity and fewer permitted uses to ensure retention and community character and limit adverse impacts to surrounding neighborhoods and institutions.”

Excluded from the original designation (OMB-2) would be hospitals, nursing homes, and convalescent homes. The medical office facility that the hospital was planning for the parcel would still be allowed.

An article published in the June 21st Times Union reported that the neighbors consider the decision a defeat for them and told the Times Union they plan to seek legal action.

As I noted in my original piece, the Planning Board’s charge was extremely narrow. They were asked to advise on a zoning designation that would properly implement the comprehensive plan’s determination which included allowing for a medical office building.

Most people simply do not know how hard Michele Madigan has worked on behalf of the city as Commissioner of Finance. Many  people have simply too many more pressing issues in their lives to follow local politics very closely. The fact is that Michele Madigan can fully take credit for a host of city initiatives that she has played a significant role in bringing to fruition. This is in addition to working hard with her deputy, Michael Sharp, at managing the finances of the city. Most critically she has crafted budgets that have maintained the quality of life of our city without increasing taxes.

Commissioner Madigan has managed to craft seven budgets in a row with no increase in property taxes.

She has refinanced the city debt twice and in so doing has saved the city $3,600,000.00.

The fact that Standard and Poor has rated the city’s bonds as AA+ establishes that her budgets were not smoke and mirrors but based on thoughtful fiscal management.

Prompted by the work done by Sustainable Saratoga she managed the creation of our 2.5 megawatt solar park.

She and her office, working with the Mayor and City Attorney have developed an agreement with SiFi networks that will bring fiber optic internet service to the homes and businesses of our city.

She worked with New York State to put together the successful project that fenced in the city’s dog park.

She played a key role in the construction of three Habitat For Humanity homes in the city by setting aside two city owned parcels as the location for these houses.

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Her involvement in the Habitat For Humanity project illustrates her laudable commitment to making things happen. In September of 2012 she pressed the City Council to set aside two of the properties in default for unpaid taxes to be available as parcels for affordable housing. Mayor Johnson and another member of the council opposed her effort but her legislation passed. She then engaged Habitat For Humanity to take on the building of a single home on Division Street and a duplex on Cherry Street.

Projects like this do not happen on their own. They need a champion at the Council table to take good ideas and make them real.

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Commissioner Madigan’s critics have continually attacked her for her cordial relationship with the business community in our city. In particular they have focused on the fundraiser for her put on by attorney Matt Jones. What they have not done is cited any actual vote she has cast that showed a deference to business interests over the interests of the city as a whole. In fact Matt Jones was the attorney for the Casino’s failed project at the corner of Jefferson Street and Crescent Avenue and she made clear to the Council and the public that she could not support the project.

Her support from the business community reflects her successful management of the city’s finances.

Michele has been endorsed by the Saratoga Springs Democratic Committee but her designation as the Democratic candidate is being challenged in a primary on Tuesday, June 25th. As there is no Republican candidate for Commissioner of Finance, whoever wins the Democratic primary will most likely be the next Commissioner of Finance. Polls are open from noon until 9PM.

Michele Madigan has worked very hard on behalf of all of us and she deserves to continue to serve the city as Commissioner of Finance.

Campaign Contributions Made To Patricia Morrison

CAPITAL WOMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

97 WOODS LN

ALBANY, NY 12204-1613

1,000.00

FRIENDS OF BILL MCTYGUE

15 YORK STREET, APT B

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

200.00

FRIENDS OF BILL MCTYGUE

15 YORK STREET, APT B

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

500.00

SARATOGA HOSPITALITY LLC

466 BROADWAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

175.00

BATTLE, LYNNE

5157 WESTBARD AVENUE

BETHESDA, MD 20816

23.97

BEDERIAN, STEVEN M

8 WOODLAND DR.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

BOARDMAN, JOHN

118 WHITE ST.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

48.25

BOYD, GORDON M

99 STATE STREET

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866-1425

300.00

BOYD, GORDON M

99 STATE STREET

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

500.00

BRADY, FRANK

9 AMELIA COURT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

28.83

BULLOCK, ANN C

86 LINCOLN AVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

CROCKER, HEATHER

92 LUDLOW ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

9.41

DANA, LEZLIE

170 SPRING ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

DEMARCO, JANICE

22 CASSIDY DRIVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

FONTAINE, MARIA L

99 MEADOW BROOK RD

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866-9711

300.00

GERHARDT, JOAN

4 BROOKVIEW TERRACE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

75.00

GRISIO, GIUSEPPE

185 BALLSTON AVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

GROBER, BRENDA S

133 RAYLINSKY RD

BALLSTON LAKE, NY 12019

25.00

HENNING, BARBARA L

156 LAWRENCE ST, 208

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

JOHNSON, KATHERINE K

32 DOTEN AVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

KEANE, SUZANNE

98 PRICHARD AVE

SOMERVILLE, MA 02144

23.97

KERAMATI, BAHRAM

27 GRANITE ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

MCTYGUE, THOMAS G

251 COUNTY ROUTE 68

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

200.00

MCTYGUE, THOMAS

251 COUNTY ROAD 68

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

MCTYGUE, WILLIAM J

15 YORK STREET

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

MORRISON, CHARLES C

88 COURT STREET

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

200.00

MORRISON, PATRICIA M

67 UNION STREET

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

250.00

MULTARI JR., FRANK

105 5TH AVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

PINGEL, MARK

1 VICTORIA LANE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

SMITH, ALICE A

6 WOODLAND COURT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

40.00

SPAULDING, SHARON

36 MT MCGREGOR RD

GANSEVOORT, NY 12831

75.00

STANLEY, WILLIAM R

1 1/2 MEADOW LANE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

WALCZAK, LINDA L

66 LAKESIDE DR

MECHANICVILLE, NY 12118

100.00

WASH, JULIE

9 MAKE YOUR OWN WAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

23.97

WATERS, JOAN

203 WEBBER AVE

SLEEPY HOLLOW, NY 10591

14.26

WATERS, MARGARET

106 ORCHARD STREET

BELMONT, MA 02478

57.96

WATKIN, RAYMOND

9 WOODLAND CT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

400.00

YEPSEN, JOANNE

68 VISTA DR

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

Total Contributions:

5,620.6

Contributions To Michele Madigan’s Campaign

BBL PAC

PO BOX 12789

ALBANY , NY 12212

200.00

CITIZENS FOR FANCK

511 BROADWAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

500.00

CITIZENS FOR JOHN FRANCK

511 BROADWAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

500.00

FITZGERALD MORRIS BAKER FIRTH PC

16 PEARL ST PO BOX 2017

GLENS FALLS , NY 12801

250.00

FRIENDS OF PETER MARTIN

PO BOX 313

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

200.00

FRIENDS OF TARA N. GASTON

PO BOX 649

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

IOUE LOCAL 158 VPAF STATE & LOCAL

27 HANNAY LANE

GLENMONT, NY 12077

500.00

KODIAK CONSTRUCTION, INC

PO BOX 657

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

MUNTER ENTERPRISES, INC

881 MURRAY RD

MIDDLE GROVE , NY 12850

100.00

NEW YORK STATE LABORERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

18 CORPORATE WOODS BOULEVARD

ALBANY, NY 12211

500.00

NOLAN & HELLER LLP

39 N PEARL ST

ALBANY, NY 12207

100.00

NORTHEAST GOVERNMENT CONSULTING LLC

501 ST DAVIDS LANE

NISKAYUNA, NY 12309

250.00

NRCC NY NON-PARTISAN PEC

111 STATE ST

ALBANY, NY 12207

250.00

PJS BAR-B-Q

ROUTE 9

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

SARATOGA COUNTY INDEPENDENCE PARTY CHAIRMAN’S CLUB

102 LUDLOW ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

500.00

SARATOGA COUNTY INDEPENDENCE PARTY CHAIRMAN’S CLUB

102 LUDLOW ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

500.00

SARATOGA HARNESS RACING INC

CRESCENT AVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

150.00

SARATOGA PELICAN ASSOCIATES LLC

232 SOUTH BROADWAY 12866

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

150.00

SARATOGA SPRINGS DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE

PO BOX 124

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

1,000.00

SHEET METAL WORKERS LU #83 VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS

900 COMMERCE DRIVE

CLIFTON PARK, NY 12065

250.00

STEWART’S SHOPS CORP

PO BOX 435 SS 12866

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

TURF HOTELS

792 WATERVLIET SHAKER RD

LATHAM, NY 12110

250.00

UA PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS LU 773 VOLUNTARY NYS PAC

PO BOX 312

GLENS FALLS, NY 12801

1,500.00

ARONSTAMM, GRADY

8 W CIRCULAR ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

BELMONTE, PETER J

145 JACKSON ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

250.00

BLACK, GILLIAN

94 YORK AVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

BLACK, GILLIAN

94 YORK AVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

BLANCHARD, ROBERT

15 SPA CIRCLE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

BOECHER, LYNNE

9 OAKWOOD DR

QUEENSBURY, NY 12804

25.00

BONACIO JR, ALFIO

18 DIVISION ST SUITE 401

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

250.00

BREWER, SAM

BROADWAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

20.00

BRODIE, ELLEN

32 WHISPERING PINES RD

GANSEVOORT, NY 12831

25.00

BROWN, CHARLES W

10 PERRY ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

BROWN, CHARLES

10 PERRY ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

BUSH, TRISH

BROADWAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

10.00

CAIN, GEORGE

6 ROUNDTABLE RD

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

35.00

CALBONE, ANGELO

33 LOUGHBERRY RD

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

CAPONE, BARBARA

119 GRAND AVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

40.00

CARR JR, DAVID

13 OAKLAND DR

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

CLEMENTS, BRUCE H

28 CLINTON ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

125.00

COLLINS, DAVID J

8 TOMMY LUTHER DR

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

250.00

CORBETT, CYNTHIA A

45 WALTON ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

150.00

CORBETT, CYNTHIA A

45 WALTON ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

150.00

DAKE, GARY C

PO BOX 435

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

250.00

DAKE, W P

90 BRYAN STREET

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

500.00

DAKE, W P

90 BRYAN ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

250.00

DALEY, JOHN

LAKEWOOD DR

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

DALTON, ROBIN

78 CAROLINE ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

250.00

DELEONARDIS, COURTNEY

30 MAGNOLIA DR

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

75.00

DELEONARDIS, VINCENT J

30 MAGNOLIA DR

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

75.00

DEMARCO, DAVID

7 INGERSOLL RD

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

DICARA, TAMMY

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

DODD, GREGORY P

165 CAROLINE ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

500.00

FEINSTEIN, MICHELE

59 RAILROAD PLACE APT 501

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

35.00

FINNERAN, EILEEN J

35 THOROUGHBRED

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

150.00

FORBUSH, DAN

14 WESTBURY DR

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

60.00

FOSTER, DOROTHY

4 BIRCH RUN DR

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

GAGNE, MOLLY

22 VICHY DR

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

20.00

GOLDBERG, SUSAN V

66 SARAZEN STREET

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

99.00

GORMAN, KATHRYN

55 RAILROAD PL APT 311

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

25.00

GORMAN, M KATHRYN

55 RAILROAD PLACE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

25.00

HIGGINS, RICHARD L

100 UNION AVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

250.00

HIGGINS, RICHARD L

100 UNION AVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

500.00

HOFFMAN, MICHAEL

38 HIGH ROCK AVE, UNIT 6K

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

250.00

HOFFMAN, MICHAEL

38 HIGH ROCK AVE, UNIT 6K

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

500.00

HOLLOWOOD, CYNTHIA D

144 5TH AVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

HOVER, MARK AND CATHERINE

43 LONG ALLEY

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

IRELAND, KIMBERLY

3 FRUITWOOD DR

BURNT HILLS , NY 12027

100.00

JONES, MATTHEW J

2 VICTORIA LANE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

1,000.00

JORGENSEN, DIANE M

5 WIEBECKE CT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

250.00

KAPLAN, KEITH

67 STAFFORD BRIDGE RE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

40.00

KIEHL, ELLEN

231 CAROLINE ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

35.00

KIEHL, ELLEN

231 CAROLINE ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

35.00

KING, JOY

6 MARION AVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

25.00

KUCZYNSKI, HENRY

153 SPRING ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

LASALLE, GAYLE B

147 WOODLAWN

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

25.00

LEWIS, TOM L

60 FRANKLIN ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

250.00

LUCAS, JOY A

30 BRAIM RD

GREENFIELD CENTER , NY 12833

150.00

LYONS, CHRISTOPHER

2163 ROWLEY RD

BALLSTON SPA, NY 12020

100.00

MADIGAN, MARY JO

6217 E CORAL CIRCLE

ANAHEIM, CA 92807

50.00

MADIGAN, MICHELE D

7 EMERALD LANE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

36.04

MADIGAN, MICHELE D

7 EMERALD LANE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

154.03

MALLORY, PATRICIA

12 ROBERTS LANE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

MARTIN, PETER

101 BRYAN ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

MARTINEZ, JAMES

15 FIFTH AVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

35.00

MARTINEZ, JAMES

15 FIFTH

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

75.00

MATHIESEN, DMD, CHRISTIAN E

154 WEST AVE 12866

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

MCCLENEGHEN, FRANK D

2189 COOK RD

GALWAY, NY 12074

250.00

MCCLENEGHEN, FRANK D

2189 COOK RD

GALWAY, NY 12074

500.00

MCLAUGHLIN, PATRICIA M

6209 EMPIRE AVE

SCHENECTADY , NY 12306

100.00

MORAN, DILLON

177 LAKE AVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

MURATORI, VALERIE

288 CAROLINE ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

NEWKIRK, THOMAS R

553 CRESCENT AVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

250.00

OGDEN, JOSEPH J

11 MOKASHA SQ

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

ORMSBY, AL

40 GLENHAM RD

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

PARILLO, FRANK

4 THERESA TERRACE

MALTA , NY 12020

250.00

PARTRIDGE, JANICE

2 MAGNOLIA DR

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

200.00

PARTRIDGE, JANICE

2 MAGNOLIA DR

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

PATTERSON, DAVE

54 ZEPHYR LANE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

QUIGLEY, LORETTA

129 SPRING ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

QUINN ZANELLA, KELLY

27 COLLINS TERRACE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

ROOHAN, J THOMAS

519 BROADWAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

500.00

ROOHAN, J THOMAS

514 BROADWAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

250.00

SALERNI, EUGENE

24 LONGWOOD

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

75.00

SANTAMARIA, KATHLEEN

3 KEMPTON PL APT 7

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

SARTIN, THOMAS

PO BOX 995

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

SCARBOROUGH, MIRIAM

26 MADISON AVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

SCHNEIDER ZANGRANDO, JOANNA

24 COLLINS TERRACE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

SCHWARZ-LAWTON, HELEN

209 NELSON AVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

SELLERS, RICHARD

PO BOX 789

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

200.00

SHIMKUS, TODD

139 JEFFERSON ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

SOBOL GOMEZ, ELIZABETH

15 ADAMS ST, 12866

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

250.00

SOBOL GOMEZ, ELIZABETH

15 ADAMS ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

500.00

SPRANGEN, BROOKE

212 AGOSTINO AVE

NISAYUNA, NY 12309

40.00

STENGLEIN, PHILIP A

7 WHITE OAK PATH

BALLSTON SPA, NY 12020

75.00

SULLIVAN, CONCETA

95 VISTA DR

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

SUTTON, RODNEY J

12 FIFTH AVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

250.00

TURKHEIMER, ALLAN

158 WOODLAWN AVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

36.00

VAN WAGNER, CLIFFORD

18 ROLLING BROOK DR

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

150.00

VON SCHENK, STEPHEN

75 COOLIDGE LN

DIAMOND POINT, NY 12824

100.00

WAIT, CHARLES W

658 N BROADWAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

250.00

WAIT, JR, CHARLES V

8 LAKEVIEW DR

GANSEVOORT , NY 12831

100.00

WALSH, MARGARET

16 ROSEWOOD DR

CLIFTON PARK , NY 12065

250.00

WEIHE, MARTHA JANE

44 WHITE ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

WEIHE, MARTHA JANE

44 WHITE ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

WHITTLE, LINDA

19 GEORGE ST

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

WILDER, NANCY

6 HORSESHOE DR

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

WILSON, KATHLEEN

16 CENTRAL AVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

25.00

WILSON, KATHLEEN

16 CENTRAL AVE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

50.00

ZANGRANDO, JOANNA

24 COLLINS TERRACE

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

ZIEKER, MELISSA

10 MAGNOLIA DR

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

WILLIAM B WILMOT AND JOAN M. TAYLOR

46 UNION AVE, UNIT 204

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

100.00

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866

644.00

Total Contributions:

23,749.07

The Times Union today published a very nice piece on Tim Holmes, Republican candidate for mayor. I guess you could call that a correction of their earlier article in which they asserted that Mayor Kelly was running unopposed. Well, not entirely . The original story still contains the assertion that Kelly is running unopposed.

If you were looking for some sort of acknowledgement from either Wendy Liberatore or Rex Smith regarding their extraordinary error, I am afraid you will be disappointed.