Supervisor announces Juneteenth dedication of historical marker on Congress Street in Saratoga Springs

Supervisor Veach announced at the June 17 Saratoga County Board of Supervisors meeting that a historical marker on Congress Street in Saratoga Springs will be dedicated on June 19 at 5 p.m. in front of the Embassy Suites.

Veach described the marked location as an area that formerly had a concentrated set of African American businesses serving downtown tourists and said the neighborhood was largely removed during urban renewal in the 1960s and 1970s. He said the marker project was funded using discretionary funds the board authorized for supervisors to use in the City of Saratoga Springs in 2023.

Veach invited board members and the public to attend the dedication and thanked the board for allocating the funding. No formal vote or budget action was taken at the June 17 meeting in relation to the announcement; Veach said the board had allocated the funds previously.