Public Hearing — Saratoga Springs (NY0176458)

LEGAL NOTICE

LOCAL STATE OF EMER- GENCY DECLARATION A Local State of Emer- gency is hereby de- clared in the County of Saratoga effective at 12am on May 4, 2026. WHEREAS, this Local State of Emergency has been declared due to the expiration of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order under Title 42 on May 11, 2023, which suspended the allow- ance of certain persons travelling from Canada or Mexico, resulting in an overwhelming num- ber of persons crossing over the open border of the United States; and WHEREAS, over the past several months, New York City has seen a re- cent surge of people to its shelter system; and WHEREAS, New York City has represented that due to the recent surge of people to its shelter system the City will relocate people to other communities within the State; and WHEREAS, as proposed, New York City's stated goal is to support the people relocated to other Counties for an undetermined amount of time, with no plans to relocate the individuals back to New York City, and no guarantee of continued financial sup- port for these relocated individuals, and such a program would signifi- cantly increase the de- mand on the County of Saratoga's Social Ser- vices District; and WHEREAS, as of 2022 the US Census Bureau esti- mates the population of Saratoga County to be 238,797, and the County is rated to be one of the fastest growing coun- ties in New York State and, therefore, would be especially sensitive to further change in population; and

WHEREAS, the County of Saratoga does not have the capacity or resources or infrastruc- ture to receive and sustain a significant in- crease in its population; and

WHEREAS, due to the above circumstances and threat to public safety, I find reason- able apprehension of the immediate danger thereof that public safe- ty and public health is imperiled thereby, for persons residing in or traveling to the County of Saratoga; and

NOW THEREFORE, as the Chief Executive of the County of Saratoga, I, Philip C. Barrett exer- cise the authority given me under Section 24 of the New York State Ex- ecutive Law, to preserve the public safety and hereby render all re- quired and available as- sistance vital to the se- curity, well-being, and health of the persons of this Municipality, and hereby proclaim proclaim and declare a local state of emergency within the County of Saratoga, ef- fective May 4, 2026 and continuing until June 2, 2026, unless such local state of emergency is rescinded or extended.

I hereby direct all de- partments, agencies, and municipalities of Saratoga County to take whatever steps neces- sary to protect life and property, public infra- structure, and provide such emergency assis- neces-

tance deemed

sary.

This be executed in quadru- plicate and filed within seventy-two hours or as soon thereafter as practicable in the of- fice of the Clerk of the

declaration shall

Board, the office of the County Clerk, the New York State Secretary of State, and the New York

State Office of Emer- gency Management within the Division of Homeland Security and

Emergency Services. Philip C. Barrett Chairman, Board of Su-

pervisors

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