No bubble gum, duct tape or pickles

Little more than a year after being told the Town of Saratoga was “in a pickle”, the Saratoga Town Council made three motions at their July 6 meeting to correct years of miscoded expenditures.

The most recent action by the governing body—at the recommendation of third-party accountant Stuart Webster—appears to conclude more than two years of questions surrounding the Town of Saratoga’s finances originally asked by Councilmember Jon Nelson.

In June 2020, those questions led to the announcement by accountant James Childress—who had previously been engaged with the Town—the Town had been overspen...