Planning for two

When the Saratoga Planning Commission meets in January, it will be unclear as to how many members the advisory board will have. While, according to Saratoga Municipal Code, the planning commission should be composed of seven members, it has struggled to retain that number and has even, at times, struggled to maintain a quorum according to its own bylaws.

During the December 8 meeting of the Saratoga Planning Commission, Commissioner Tom Westring reminded the few in attendance that Chairman Jim Beckmann’s term was up at the end of the year. Beckmann, who works for Carbon Power & Light, was...