ZEKE WRIGHT
Staff Writer
CAMBRIDGE, N.Y. -- Town Board members interviewed four candidates and appointed one to a vacant board seat during an organizational meeting in Cambridge.
Town Supervisor William "Beaver" Watkins said two Realtors, a retired teacher, and a farmer all expressed interest in the board seat vacated by Alan Davis, who successfully ran for the position of highway superintendent last November.
The board unanimously chose Douglas Ford, a lifelong resident and farmer, to fill the seat until an election next November.
Contacted Friday, Ford said he felt he had appropriate experience with equipment purchases and highway expenses to be able to provide good input as a board member. In addition to operating the family farm his parents purchased in 1957, Ford also runs a commercial and heavy truck repair business in Cambridge.
Watkins said Ford "gave the best interview," and the rest of the board agreed, but he said all four candidates were qualified. "We could have flipped a coin."
In addition to the appointment, Watkins said several other matters of business changed Thursday, including the town attorney, now Scott Keller. Watkins said Keller already attended most meetings and was now helping to revise town purchasing practices.
"The town is changing," said Watkins, citing a "whole new board" that he said would be more cooperative and professional. He said members of the
public were involved and asked questions.Ford said that depending on how things go, and whether he feels of use in November, he may contemplate running in the election for the remaining one year to finish out the term.
Susan Herrington, Kathleen Ward, and Leon Barkley also expressed an interest and were interviewed for the board seat Thursday.
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