Sorry for the lack of a post here last night, just as I was getting ready to type something out, the internet table cloth was pulled out from under me, and my blogging plans tumbled down like so many silver bowls piled high on a clown's circus table.

What I was planning on writing was about the city's waterfront park.

Yesterday, I received a voice mail urging me to investigate why the city hasn't done anything with the property it bought on Crescent Avenue, home of the former Waterfront Restaurant. The caller said he had not seen any mention of the property in the paper.

Well, dear caller, I am happy to report that there is no investigation needed.

In late 2008, the property was the focus of planned development, and was even briefly placed on the city's capital program for 2009. Plans for the beach call for new restrooms, waterfront access, picnic areas, and other amenities, but plans have been placed on hold. BUT, when the first hints of a state budget crisis surfaced -- and it's implications on Saratoga Springs were talked about, the plan was differed to a later year.

But, to answer the caller's question, there are plans to open a public beach on Saratoga Lake, but the date for such an opening have been postponed as a result of the budget crisis.

In the meantime, plans for the city's other recreation project, the indoor recreation center, continue to move forward.