Jim Planck is reporting in The Daily Mail the Catskill Town Board is moving forward with its plan to convert the position of town highway superintendent from an elected office to an appointed one. Catskill Supervisor Joseph Leggio said the change would allow the town to consolidate management of its roads, cemetery, and buildings and grounds responsibilities under one authority. If the transition is approved, the elected position would be abolished Jan. 1, 2016, and the appointed position simultaneously created the same day. The board will hold a public hearing Tue., April 14. Following the public hearing and board adoption, the matter will then go to a public vote in a special election, June 23. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.