News Briefs
Vandals hit recently renovated park
Kevin Moran Park on Scully Avenue, which the city recently spent $150,000 spiffing up and adding to, was vandalized between Feb. 27 and Feb. 28.
Someone used a brick from the new low stone wall surrounding the new playground to smash three park benches and the top of one of the new trash cans. The destroyed park benches were not new items. The vandals also damaged a picnic table and a slide. Pieces of the brick were left around the area, according to Parks Supervisor Dave Mooney.
Mooney estimates the total damage to be about $350. He said the benches will be replaced and the trash receptacle and the slide will be repaired.
The city cut the ribbon on new playground equipment at the park on Dec. 4. The city also paid for the new wall, trash cans, sand and water fountains
Advocate will speak to League of Women Voters
Trudy Schafer, full-time advocate for the League of Women Voters at the state Capitol in Sacramento, will speak about her experiences in government. She will include how government functions in Sacramento, how measures get on the ballot and what she does as an advocate.
The presentation will be held on March 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Saratoga Senior Center and is open to the public. Call 408.867.VOTE.
Vacancies exist on commissions
On March 7, the city council appointed Richard Carlson to fill an unexpired term on the finance commission, and Dora Grens to fill an unexpired term on the Heritage Preservation commission. But for interested Saratoga citizens, there are still vacancies on the planning commission and the public safety commission.
The terms of three planning commissioners end on April 1, and while the council appointed Ruchi Zutshi to the commission on March 7, there are still two seats to fill. The council will accept applications for the two seats until April 12.
There is one vacancy on the public safety commission, due to an unexpired term, and the terms of nine of the city's 14 youth commissioners end in July.
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