I encourage you to research the facts about charter reform before Election Day.
Saratoga Citizen is a group of nonpartisan volunteers who have spent the last four years seeking public input, educating citizens and creating a road map that makes good sense for Saratoga Springs in the years to come.
Saratoga Springs is in a solid position despite the inefficient commission form of government that has been in place since 1915. Imagine a Saratoga Springs that brings all its assets together combined with a more efficient form of government. Imagine a Saratoga Springs that embraces the changes in technology and uses its vital and limited resources to its best advantage.
Currently, we have five commissioners who manage their areas as five separate silos and who compete for resources. Imagine a city council working together with a city manager as a team for the betterment of the total community. Cities have done so and the results are a more efficient, more effective government that ultimately saves the taxpayer significant money.
Some 130 million people live in council-managed cities throughout this country while fewer than 1 million people still live under the commission form. Not one former commission city has ever returned to it once it has shifted away.
For more information, spend a few minutes on http://www.saratogacitizen.com.
Join me in voting "yes" on Nov. 6.
Beth Brucker-Kane
Saratoga Springs