DPW director hired

Mayor Ed Glode said the town of Saratoga has hired a new Director of Public Works.

Jon Winters, of Douglas, has accepted the position and is scheduled to start work on Sept. 21 Glode said.

The Saratoga Town Council was expected to ratify the hiring at Tuesday night’s meeting.

Winter has experience with the permitting process, as he worked in the uranium mining industry, Glode said. Winters familiar with DEQ and the Army Corps of Engineers permitting processes.

When asked about traffic complaints raised at the Sept. 1 Saratoga Town Council meeting, Glode said that a solution will come wi...