Let’s Connect at NYCOM 2025!

2025 Annual Meeting

Join us at our booth and presentation!

Saratoga Associates is looking forward to joining mayors and municipal leaders from across New York State at the 2025 New York Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting.

We'll be there to discuss how planning, design, and grant strategy can help municipalities like yours strengthen public assets, unlock funding, and bring community-driven ideas to life.

Session Description:

Challenges and Pathways for Local Economic and Community Development

Thursday, May 29, 2025, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Creating a cool, thriving community should be the top priority for every local official. Unfortunately, there’s no one solution, no one straight line to achieving such an outcome. Effective local development requires creative approaches to making places where people want to work, live, and play. This session will highlight various approaches communities are taking to revitalize their cities and villages.

What We Offer Municipal Clients:

✅ Grant Writing & Application Support

We help develop competitive applications for programs like NY Forward, Downtown Revitalization Initiative, LWRP, OPRHP EPF, and the new Municipal Parks and Recreation (MPR) grant.

✅ Community Planning & Design

Parks, downtowns, waterfronts, civic spaces—our team creates visions that reflect community goals and unlock implementation dollars.

✅ Public Outreach

Engage residents and stakeholders, build consensus, and strengthen your project's story.

What We Offer Municipal Clients:

Saratoga Associates is proud to have supported numerous communities across New York State in securing critical funding through the CFA and other state programs. Recent awards include:

$2.25 million – NY Forward - Village of Dolgeville
$4.5 million – NY Forward - Town of Urbana & Village of Hammondsport
$675,000 – OPRHP EPF PKS D - City of Peekskill
$675,000 – OPRHP EPF PKS D - City of Cortland
$94,650 – DOS LWRP - Town of Cicero
$45,357 – OPRHP EPF HP P - Town of Urbana

Featured Project:

Schenectady Parks Economic Impact Study

Saratoga Associates worked with the City of Schenectady to assess the community and economic value of its park system. This work is now guiding capital investments, helping the City pursue additional grants, and measuring the impact of recent improvements like Central Park Pool.

Read the Report

2025 CFA

The 2025 Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) round is now open, click to view resources.

Now is the time to start strategizing. We’re happy to help.

Creating Compelling Destinations

Enriching Communities

Safeguarding Special Places

Looking Forward to Seeing You!

Whether you're interested in environmental design, landscape architecture, or community planning, we have the insights and experience to help your community thrive.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Meet Our Team

Dan Shearer, P.E.

Practice Area Leader | Senior Principal | Environmental Engineer

Dan brings extensive expertise in environmental and infrastructure projects, leading efforts to design and deliver innovative solutions that balance development with sustainability.

Emily Gardner, RLA

Director | Landscape Architect | Community Planner

Emily specializes in creating thoughtful, community-focused landscapes and guiding projects that enhance public spaces while meeting regulatory and environmental standards.

Jackson LaSarso, AICP

Community Planner

Jackson brings a breadth of understanding to planning projects. His areas of expertise include code review, municipal finance, comprehensive planning, grant writing, environmental review, affordable housing development and financing, and community engagement.

Meet Our Staff

21 Congress Street, Suite 201

Saratoga Springs, NY

518.587.2550

www.saratogaassociates.com