DA Spota Orders Smithtown Hgwy. Superintendent To Appear In Court

Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota has directed the Smithtown Highway Superintendent to appear in First District court in Central Islip tomorrow morning.

Glenn Jorgensen, 63, the elected Superintendent of Highways since 2010, will appear in courtroom D-11 sometime after 11:00 am.

Jorgensen, a resident of St. James, is in charge of approximately 142 employees in a department with a $30 million annual operating budget to pay for snow removal and the paving, drainage and other maintenance of over 450 miles of roads and curbs in the township.

Jorgensen worked for the Smithtown Highway department for 37 years in various titles including foreman before retiring. He returned to the Highway Department in 2010 after winning election and becoming Highway Superintendent. Jorgensen was re-elected in 2013 his term of office expires December 31, 2017.

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