Saratoga faces the music

“We’re going to clean up this ordinance, we’re going to make everything abundantly clear as to what the rules are and you guys better follow them from now on. Got it? Agreed?”

Apparent frustration from the Saratoga Town Council in regards to music events at The Yard was encapsulated by Councilmember Jon Nelson in a stern comment to Cindy Bloomquist and Chris Shannon, owners of the music venue.

The comment came during discussion over a late-submitted special events application for The WHAT Thing, a replanned and relocated variation of WHATFest.

“We got to salvage the show somehow,” said Shannon...