SHERMAN – The effort to close the County Highway Department Shop in Sherman during the summer construction season may have hit a dead end.
According to an article in today’s Jamestown Post-Journal, Sherman Village Mayor John Patterson informed the village board that the Sherman Shop will most likely not be shutting down this summer. He said he learned that would be the case after having several discussions with County Executive Greg Edwards, although as of yet no official word has come from either Edwards or DPF Director George Spanos.
The county was looking at closing the shop for half the year to cut back on costs associated with operating it during the summer months. Instead, workers would report to the highway garages in either Falconer or Sheridan. No employees were scheduled to lose their job and the shop would remain in operation during the winter plowing season.
However, workers at the shop as well as the Sherman Community objected to the closure, saying it would be an inconvenience as well as a negative impact on business in that area.
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