Oak Hills

There's no love lost between Town Supervisor Sean Walter and Highway Superintendent George Woodson, but their dispute over the town's responsibility for private roads continues to escalate.

Highway Superintendent George Woodson’s dispute with the town board over taking over as “highways by use” private roads in Baiting Hollow has expanded into a dispute over responsibility for the highway chief’s legal fees.

Following a town board vote yesterday to incorporate as town highways a dozen private roads in the Oak Hills community in Baiting Hollow, Highway Superintendent George Woodson said today he’s hiring an attorney and may sue the town board.

An ongoing dispute between a Baiting Hollow community and the Riverhead highway superintendent over responsibility for maintaining roads in the community has made its way to court.

Which “private” roads in the Town of Riverhead will be plowed and maintained by the highway department was again the topic of discussion at...