Archive of Superintendent's Profile Articles
Profile Staff - January 2007
Now available on the NYS Expo page are videos and interviews from the very successful 2006 N.Y.S. Highway & Public Works Expo. See how companies across New York State view the Expo. ... more on NYS Expo Videos
Superintendent of Highways Keith Hurtgam and the Town of Hartland
Laurie Mercer - January 2007
With a bucolic charm and the lowest assessment in Niagara County, what’s not to love about the Town of Hartland?The basic rural and peaceful character of the town has remained undisturbed since the early 1880s. ... more on Superintendent of Highways Keith Hurtgam and the Town of Hartland
Craig Mongeau - January 2007
I hate Murphy’s Law. You know … the phenomenon that, “Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong.” Well, it happened to us at Superintendent’s Profile in last month’s issue, but I’ll explain that in a moment. ... more on January/February 2007
Superintendent of Highways Dan Ballard and the Town of Roxbury
Mary S. Yamin-Garone - December 2006
Sitting behind his desk Dan Ballard almost looks out of place. Gone are the kitchen table and chairs, the appliances and the boilers that used to surround him. Instead, the room he sits in is sparsely furnished — a computer, desk and office chair, a few chairs for guests, several wall hangings and lots and lots of space. ... more on Superintendent of Highways Dan Ballard and the Town of Roxbury
Craig Mongeau - December 2006
Well, the people, as they say, have spoken. And our grandchildren will learn in their history classes how our newly elected Congress responded to our voices in 2006. Will the Congress remember why they got elected? Will they be a true deliberative body? Will they provide honest, nonpartisan oversight to the president? Will they help resolve Iraq or will they only name call and jockey for position for the presidency but solve nothing? Will they raise the minimum wage but continue to allow illegal aliens to flood our county and work for far less? Will free trade as it is right now continue to be allowed to send manufacturing jobs to China? Will special interests groups representing corporations and social issues continue to have a louder political voice than ours simply because they have more money than we do? Will health care costs continue to rise? Will a four-year college tuition bill exceed $200,000? Will Social Security run dry when the Baby Boomers retire en masse by 2015? Will we privatize it? Will we cut it? Or will they figure out a way to fund it properly? Will they raise taxes to reduce the budget deficit or will they cut from the pork to do it?Will they protect us from the terrorists? Will they allow religion to continue to divide people and cultures, which breeds resentment, fear and anger? Will they discuss abortion and simultaneously protect our children from the ever-increasing population of sexual predators? Will they improve our public schools or will they only find money to send their own children to private schools in Washington?Our grandchildren will know the answers. ... more on December 2006
Buffalo Area Superintendents Battle an ‘October Surprise’
Laurie Mercer - November 2006
The weather forecast for Oct. 12, 2006, called for 2 to 3 in. of the snow to fall well before the usual season in New York State’s notorious snow belt, but highway superintendents throughout the Buffalo area found themselves dealing with a nationally declared emergency instead. ... more on Buffalo Area Superintendents Battle an ‘October Surprise’
Superintendent of Public Works Harry Weed and the Village of Rockville Centre
Craig Mongeau - November 2006
Superintendent of Public Works Harry Weed was born in Amityville and has spent his entire life on Long Island, where he currently lives with his wife, Joanne. His family is strongly rooted there as well. ... more on Superintendent of Public Works Harry Weed and the Village of Rockville Centre
Craig Mongeau - November 2006
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of our exhibitors and attendees of the 2006 N.Y.S. Highway & Public Works Expo. This is a show I look forward to every year, and the reason is simple: family. ... more on November 2006
2006 N.Y.S. Highway & Public Works Expo
Profile Staff - November 2006
Despite a crippling early October snowstorm in Buffalo (and crews still contending with its aftermath), attendance for the 12th Annual N.Y.S. Highway & Public Works Expo was at an all-time high. Hundreds of crews from across Upstate New York, including areas near Buffalo, made their way to the Verizon Center of Progress Building at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse on Oct. ... more on 2006 N.Y.S. Highway & Public Works Expo
Craig Mongeau - October 2006
Before I relay some details regarding the upcoming N.Y.S. Highway & Public Works Expo, I want to pass along my kudos to the Suffolk County legislature for having the courage Sept. 19 to pass a bill that would crack down on the hiring of illegal immigrants. ... more on October 2006
Superintendent of Water & Streets Chris Buckley and the Village of Caledonia
Laurie Mercer - October 2006
Some of the purest water in upstate New York rises from under the Village of Caledonia in Livingston County. For hundreds of years, from Native Americans to today’s villagers, residents here have considered the water to be a valuable resource, so it makes perfect sense that Chris Buckley is the village’s superintendent of water and street, responsible for 17 mi. ... more on Superintendent of Water & Streets Chris Buckley and the Village of Caledonia
Craig Mongeau - September 2006
I drove over the Verrazano Bridge recently (as I often do when I cover New York City and Long Island area superintendent profiles) and I’m still shocked and hurt when I see the lower Manhattan skyline. ... more on Sept 2006
Superintendent of Highways Craig Useted and the Town of North Castle
Mary S. Yamin-Garone - September 2006
Craig Useted is proof positive: hard work and perseverance pay off. For him, the journey to becoming highway superintendent of the Town of North Castle was a slow and steady one that began in 1975, when Craig joined the department as a road maintainer. ... more on Superintendent of Highways Craig Useted and the Town of North Castle
Craig Mongeau - August 2006
It’s ironic that on the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Interstate Highway System, we are increasingly selling off the same roads to the private sector because our politicians say that we can no longer afford to properly maintain them. ... more on August 2006
Superintendent of Public Works James Davis and the Village of Kings Point
Craig Mongeau - August 2006
In one significant way, superintendents of highways and public works are a link to America’s past when rewarding a stalwart work ethic and loyalty to the company or organization was commonplace. Today, the average worker changes companies five or more times in a career, while companies are quick to lay off its workers over the slightest hiccup in profits. ... more on Superintendent of Public Works James Davis and the Village of Kings Point
Craig Mongeau - July 2006
The City of Peekskill’s public information officer, Tony Seideman, recently called me and asked if we’d be interested in profiling their director of public works, Dave Greener. Since we had never profiled him or anyone from the City of Peekskill, I said we’d be happy to do it. ... more on July 2006
Superintendent of Highways Ray W. Acomb and the Town of Dansville
Laurie Mercer - July 2006
The Town of Dansville has no traffic lights, stores, taverns, restaurants or even a library, but it does have a road named after the highway superintendent’s family. Does it give Ray W. Acomb, highway superintendent of the Town of Dansville, satisfaction to have a road named after his family? “It does,” he said. ... more on Superintendent of Highways Ray W. Acomb and the Town of Dansville
Craig Mongeau - June 2006
Whenever I meet with a highway or DPW superintendent to do a profile interview, I’m almost always asked how we decide who gets profiled. So I thought now was as good a time as any to explain how we select the superintendents to be profiled each month of “Superintendent’s Profile.”Whom to profile is determined by one of two ways: one, a superintendent is nominated by a peer, department member or equipment dealer, or two, I call a superintendent who works in a specific area of New York State where we haven’t covered in a while. ... more on June 2006
Retired Highway Superintendent Wayne Russell and the Town of Augusta
Fran Foran - June 2006
When Wayne Russell retired as highway superintendent of the Town of Augusta in Oneida County, he traded the horsepower of machinery for the power of Quarter horses he raises on his 150-acre farm in Vernon Center. ... more on Retired Highway Superintendent Wayne Russell and the Town of Augusta
Craig Mongeau - May 2006
When I was around 10 years old, like a lot of other kids, I used to collect baseball cards. My collection numbered in the thousands. (If I had known then that someday I would have been able to retire from the sale of them, I’d have kept a closer on eye on my mother, who decided to throw them all away one day.) Nevertheless, I recall there were always a few cards that, no matter how many packets I bought, I could not get. ... more on May 2006
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