Belal Aftab, Saratoga's newly sworn-in mayor, emphasizes traffic safety, community engagement, and preparing for new housing developments in his 2025 agenda. Aftab, who previously served as vice mayor and traffic safety commissioner, aims to improve safety on key roads like Prospect Road, Lawrence Expressway, and Big Basin Way. He also plans to enhance community events and revitalize commercial areas.
Saratoga City Mayor Belal Aftab, center, is sworn in by Congressman-elect Sam Liccardo while surrounded by family, friends and community members in the council chambers in Saratoga , Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. Saratoga ’s new mayor is looking to focus on traffic safety , community vitality and preparing for the impact of new housing in the city.for 2025 after having served as Saratoga ’s vice mayor in 2024, and before that as a traffic safety commissioner for several years.
Aftab said being selected to serve as mayor of Saratoga is “the honor of a lifetime,” but he still sees himself as one of five city council members. Aftab said he hopes to focus on building up Safes Routes to School in Saratoga, encouraging students to take alternate modes of transportation to school other than cars, and making it safe for them to do so. He said he also hopes to make progress toward improving traffic safety in key areas including Prospect Road and Lawrence Expressway – soon to be the site of a new Costco – and Big Basin Way.
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