Saratoga council approves $4 million budget

The Saratoga Town Council passed the 2014/2015 budget on the third reading at their June 17 meeting.

Ordinance 826 provides the income necessary to finance the 2014-2015 fiscal budget, which will raise $4,186,002.80 for the town of Saratoga.

The budget shows an 84 percent increase in expenditures from this fiscal year to last year. Most notably, the sewer department increased from $232,701.00 to $1,561,200.00 this year. The 571 percent increase in expenditures for the sewer department is due to the outfall transmission line project, which increased expenses by $1,050,000.00.

According to the t...