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The Downtown Merchant's
Association was founded by Norman Fox of N. Fox Jewelers in
the early 1960s. This was in response to a proposal that
the Route 50 arterial be routed around downtown Saratoga
Springs.
The downtown merchants united to fight this
proposal and, as you can see today, were successful.
With the fight over, the Downtown Merchants Association began
to wane and in the early 1970's the Downtown Merchants
Association changed it's name to the Downtown Business
Association.
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Norman was later involved
in the founding of the Saratoga Springs Special Assessment
District in 1978. If a person owns a building and is a
downtown landlord, that person pays a special tax that is
earmarked for particular downtown improvements such as
benches, new Victorian street lights, flowers, holiday
decorations, special events, etc. Norman Fox's visions for the
future of our city are a story in themselves, and we owe him
tremendous gratitude.
Over and above all the
wonderfully creative ideas that have been generated by this
amazing group of involved, supportive business people is the
fact that this is a true "member supported" organization.
Yearly dues facilitate the
map, the gift certificate program and promotions, but it is
the people who care enough to keep this organization going
that deserve the credit. Each president has had a chance
to add another spark to the success of downtown Saratoga
Springs and to make their mark in our history. Our
committee volunteers make everything happen.
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