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Saratoga Springs Charter Commission Disappointed in Chamber Board’s Decision Against Educating the Business Community
Saratoga Springs Charter Commission Disappointed in Chamber Board’s Decision Against Educating the Business Community
September 25, 2006
The Board of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce has rebuffed the request by the Charter Revision Commission to help educate the business community and instead has substituted its opinion for those of the diverse Chamber membership.
Charter Revision Commission Chair Beth Hershenhart and Commission Member Rory O’Connor asked the Board on September 14 to partner with the Commission in educating the business community on the important issues surrounding the proposed change in the structure of the city government.
“We are disappointed that the Chamber Board once again chose to take a position on behalf of its membership instead of empowering them to make their own informed decisions. But we know that many members of the Chamber Board and scores of chamber members plan to vote YES on November 7th in favor of the charter amendment, which just makes business sense. I understand there are powerful forces opposed to making our government in Saratoga Springs work effectively, but the business community shouldn’t suffer because of it,” said Beth Hershenhart, a sixteen-year member of the Chamber of Commerce and Chair of the Charter Revision Commission.
“The business community and voters of Saratoga Spring have waited for more than twenty years for the opportunity to vote on a more efficient and effective city government. Our Commission form of government has amounted to paralysis and gridlock regardless of what political party has the majority. The Charter Commission respectfully asked the Chamber Board to sponsor education sessions for its almost 3000 members so they could become fully informed and make their own decisions. But, sadly, the Chamber Board refused,” said Rory O’Connor.
Beth Hershenhart, Chair
2006 Charter Revision Commission
518.584.7206 office
518.225.4057 mobile phone
beth@InnovativeResourcesGroup.com
- posted by Hilary McLellan @ 9:21 PM
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