Make a path

Children took the future into their own hands at the June 4 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council as they discussed plans to renovate the bike park behind the Saratoga Public Library.

Jaxon Owen, age 12, and Archer Burau, age 10, went before the council with a petition for a new bike track.

“I’ve been a Saratoga resident for my whole life. I enjoy living here. I also enjoy riding my bike,” Owen said. “I would enjoy a nice bike park here.”

Owen outlined various safety issues around the current park, such as exposed concrete blocks.

Next, Burau read the petition aloud to the council, which includ...