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 THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SARATOGA LAKE ASSOCIATION (SLA)
AND
THE SARATOGA LAKE PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
(SLPID)
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| The SLA is a
not-for-profit corporation.Its purposes are to promote
and enhance the health, safety, sanitation, ecology,
recreation and environmental quality of the Saratoga Lake
area through education, charitable contributions, and
environmental action. SLA's sole source of funding is
from membership dues and tax deductible charitable
contributions. SLA's Board of Directors is
elected during its annual meeting by the membership. |
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| SLPID, on the other hand
is a governmental agency charged with the maintenance of
Saratoga Lake's water quality. Responsibility for water
quality not only includes foreign matter in the lake's
water, but also includes the control of invasive weeds
and regulation of lake water levels in an advisory
capacity.SLPID works in conjunction with other
governmental agencies such as the Department of
Environmental Conservation and the municipalities
bordering the lake. SLPID's main source of revenue is
from a special tax assessment imposed on property owners
in the vicinity of Saratoga Lake SLPID is controlled
by five Commissioners. There is a commissioner
representing each of the four municipalities bordering
SaratogaLake and one "at large" commissioner
that may be from any municipality bordering the
lake.Commissioners are elected at the annual SLPID
business meeting, held concurrently with the SLA Annual
Meeting. Appointment of Commissioners are officially
approved by the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors. |
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