Blame game intensifies as Hurley highway department remains without permanent home
More than half a year after a temporary home was secured for it, the Hurley highway department still doesn’t have a facility adequate for its operations. Highway superintendent Mike Shultis blames the town board and administration, while town supervisor Melinda McKnight puts the blame on Shultis.
Between the finger-pointing, the temporary garage on Basin Road lacks a backup generator. Only one bay is large enough to fit a truck, and the ceiling is not high enough for a lift.
And finally the rented facility is not in the Town of Hurley, but pays property taxes to the next-door Town of Kingston.