Town slashes budget

The franchise agreement between the town of Saratoga and Carbon Power and Light (CP&L) not only contributed a large amount of controversy in Saratoga, but left a large gap in the town’s 2014-2015 fiscal budget.

The budget lists $299,600 in revenues to arrive from franchise agreements. The number was increased by more than $259,600 from the 2013-2014 fiscal year budget.

After it was announced at the July 15 meeting there would not be a fee imposed on CP&L, town departments quickly went to work on reducing their budget. Mayor of Saratoga John Zeiger told the Saratoga Sun budget cuts had b...