SamPratt.com

A trusty set of eyes who witnessed the much-anticipated (and well-attended) Taghkanic Town Board's organizational meeting reports that the new Democratic majority made two big decisions on Monday night:

(1) Longtime Town Attorney Rob Fitzsimmons (who also advises the County and Town of Claverack, inter alia) was not reappointed, and that the firm of Carter, Conboy in Albany was selected from among the applicants for the position;

(2) That the tenure of Building Inspector Dennis Callahan will be extended six months, during which time a job search will be conducted, with Callahan able to apply “like anyone else.”

Both Fitzsimmons and Callahan were closely associated with the previous Republican-led Boards, and deeply involved with the long-running Wilzig controversy in Taghkanic.