City of Saratoga Springs

MAYORS OFFICE CITY HALL

474 Broadway Saratoga Springs, New York 12866 _____________________ Telephone 518-587-3550 Fax 518-587-1688

SCOTT T. JOHNSON
Mayor SHAUNA M. SUTTON Deputy Mayor THERESE CONNOLLY Executive Assistant to the Mayor

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, March 16, 2013 CONTACT: Scott T. Johnson 518-587-3550 ext. 2520, 518-860-9984 (c) MAYOR SCOTT JOHNSON IS NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION Will complete third term and continue public service Saratoga Springs, NY Mayor Scott T. Johnson has announced that he will not be seeking re-election to a fourth term this November. Mayor Johnson took office in January 2008 and his third term will end this December. It has been an honor and privilege to serve our City as your Mayor, stated Mayor Johnson. Im proud that we were able to restore integrity and professionalism to the Office of the Mayor, coupled with common sense principles that remain tried and true. Despite a national recession of historic measure, we were still able to move the City forward in a fiscally responsible manner to attain many goals long ago established but never accomplished. For example, we now have the long awaited Recreation Center, a new downtown parking garage, more cost effective union contracts, cost savings through consolidation of City healthcare, construction of Spring Run Trail, enactment of more environmental protections and initiatives, the most defined and substantiated 6 year capital program to date, and the most comprehensive zoning ordinance revision in over two decades, to name some of our accomplishments. Simply stated, we were able to do the job that elected officials are supposed to do, namely, move forward without divisive politics. I have much appreciation and a large debt of gratitude to my staff and all Saratogians who have contributed to our success. Although Mayor Johnson will not continue as Mayor, both he and his wife, Julie, will remain active in the community and continue in public service. We are simply taking a different direction, stated Mayor Johnson. This is not the end of a career, its just another chapter. We again thank the many supporters that have shared this experience with us and, in the process, have become new or better friends.

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