Progress Made with Penny Tax

Department of Public Works (DPW) director Emery Penner and his streets department were heralded throughout the Saratoga Town Council meeting October 15 for their recents efforts all over town.

According to Penner, on two projects alone — Greater Road and South River Street — his team and contractors put in 1,400 feet of 12-inch water line, chip sealed four miles of roads and mended 9,000 feet of streets with mill and overlay to the tune of $4 million of work.

“We [streets department] dug up roads and put in roads and came in 3/4 of one percent over budget,” said Penner. “We did not have to red...