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Mark Minickand the Town of Stillwater

By Mary Yamin-GaronePROFILE CORRESPONDENT

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“I got out of the shower and the fire whistle blew. The town garage

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A native of Stillwater, Mark Minick got most ofthe knowledge and hands-on experience need-

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quite a while for us to get back on our feet and have everything up andrunning. It took the town board and the insurance company to makeeverything happen. Those things don’t just happen fast.

“We ended up emergency purchasing a truck to replace the one thatwas destroyed. Several nearby towns and communities came right overthat day. They didn’t know me from Adam. They knew my predecessorbut they didn’t know me. They introduced themselves and said, ‘Wehave an extra truck,’ or ‘If you need anything let us know’ or ‘How canwe help?’ That was a great feeling. We did whatever we had to do to getthrough it. It wasn’t easy but we did it.”

Lucky for the residents of Stillwater, Mark didn’t let the events of thatfirst day drive him away. On the contrary, today Mark is the secondlongest running highway superintendent in Saratoga County. He just fin-ished his 26th year at the helm.

A native of Stillwater, this farm boy got most of the knowledge andhands-on experience needed to run the highway department from hisdays on the farm. “I operated a lot of equipment, everything from load-ers to tractors and backhoes.”

He also performed myriad jobs before making the highway depart-ment his home. After high school, Mark studied electrical trades atBOCES before going to Chauffer’s Training School to learn how todrive a tractor trailer. Next he worked as a service technician for Agway.

“Then I drove a truck for Big John in Clifton Park. They spread limeand liquid fertilizer on fields. From there I worked in a county jail as acorrectional officer. It was like being an inmate with keys, so I didn’t staythere long. That led me to Kilby Brothers, where I was a union construc-tion worker doing heavy highway and building construction. I also hadmy own business, Try-A-Minick General Construction. I started that in1983 while I was working other jobs.”

So how did he end up at the highway department?“I was working outside one day and Councilman Artie Baker stopped

and asked if I’d be interested in running for highway superintendent. Isaid, ‘Why not?’ I was always interested in dirt work building roads,excavation and that type of stuff. I enjoyed it and thought I had some-thing to offer the community. I was elected in 1989. For the first time,the election ended in a tie. We had to go to the Supreme Court to get thewrite-in ballots opened.”

Mark and his wife, Karen, have been married for 28 years. They areproud parents to Mark Joseph, 25, who recently graduated from AlbanyLaw School; and Leah Nichole, 22, who earned a degree in health man-

from page 9


A large drainage project that crosses Route 4 was performed by theStillwater Highway Department.

The cable that caused the town garage fire in Stillwater.

A battery cable rotted in this truck causing the truck to ignite, engulfingit and the town garage.


agement and psychology from the University of Buffalo. What doesKaren think about Mark being here for so long? “I’m very proud of himand his accomplishments. He loves this town and works hard.”

The end of this term will mark 28 years as superintendent. How muchlonger would he like to be the highway department’s top dog?

“It’s tough when you’re elected. Sometimes it’s not your choice. I likeaccomplishing things and my heart is into the roads, equipment, man-power and building and preserving our infrastructure. We have a lot ofthings happening and I want to see them through. Timewise, I’d say atleast another four years. I don’t think I’ll ever fully retire. I don’t reallyknow where it will take me. I’m not one to sit around so I’ll always dosomething.”

On the JobThe department’s facilities include one building that houses Mark’s

office and the police department as well as cold storage. Built in 1971,the main building is across the way. That’s where all the equipment isstored.

“There are two doors, but we can stack two trucks sideways and twodeep. It’s not as big as it needs to be, but most of what we use during thewinter fits.”

The salt shed, constructed in 1995, holds about 400 tons. “In a typical winter we use more than that. Depending on the winter,

we could have to refill the shed within a week. We don’t mix it. We havea sand pile in the pit and salt here. Most of our salt usage is in the high-density district areas. We use sand and a little salt on the country roadsjust to get it working a little bit. We have areas throughout the town thatuse salt and others that don’t. So what happens is the drivers go out anddo their routes and on their way back they’ll lightly salt some of the otherroads to keep the ice bond from adhering.”

As highway superintendent, it’s Mark’s job to maintain the town’s128.69 lane miles of road; .75 of which are gravel and the rest are paved.That translates into nine plowing routes that take about three hours tocomplete.

A 14-man crew helps Mark serve the town’s 8,500 residents. His staffincludes John Curtis, foreman, Steve Svendsen, mechanic; Bill Doughty,HEO leader; Kevin Margosian, MEO, Water; HEOs Mark Desorbe andKeith McBride; and MEOs Nick D’Agostino, Mike Garland, JimGerardi, John Lennox, Scott Lescault, Dan McNeil, Jim Murphy andTodd Stewart, and Meg McGuire, administrative assistant, who some-times fills in as wing woman during snowstorms.

Mark is quick to acknowledge his men. “I appreciate their hard work and what they do. I thank them on behalf

of myself, the town and the taxpayers all the time. It’s important. We allhave bad days. We all have personal things going on and there’s so muchthat plays into an outcome. Sometimes it’s a tough juggle. I tell themright on the spot. It’s not a one-man show. It takes everybody.”

Under Mark’s dutiful eye, the town of Stillwater’s highway depart-ment runs on a total operating budget of $2.7 million that includessalaries, employee benefits and an annual CHIPS allocation of$130,000.

To fulfill its responsibilities, the department uses a convoy of equip-ment consisting of, in part:

• 1989 Ford dump truck with plow• 1990 Ford dump truck with plow and sander

from page 12

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Dean started his full time career with the

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ment. In 2011 the department received the

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The body and plow equipment was installedby Trius to include an Air Flow eight yard FloN Dump body, Wausau 12 ft. (3.6 m), powerreversible poly front plow along with CertifiedPower Solutions Freedom Series ice controlsystem components with a 150 gal. (568 L) liq-uid tank.

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Mark also admits that “trucks don’t seem to be lasting as long … it’sbecause of the conditions we work under. We don’t just drive to work foran hour through the sand, salt and snow. We drive through that for 10,12, 14 hours at a rip. Then your truck goes into a warm building at nightand comes out cold in the morning. We do some barrier shield and otherthings like that to prevent it but still … I think a lot of that is related tothe quality of steel being used. If they’re using recycled steel or some-thing like that, it seems to rust faster.”

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Despite all he’s accomplished as superintendent, there are severalthings Mark would like to see completed before he leaves.

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paction equipment, held a paving and compaction

seminar at the RIT Inn and Conference Center in

Henrietta, N.Y.

The class was well attended by paving contractors

and municipalities from across the region.

The morning session was conducted by noted

industry expert Nars Narsingh, who spoke on princi-

ples of the free floating screed; identifying operation

and design issues that affect smoothness and density;

and segregation location, causes and solutions.

The afternoon presentation was conducted by Tim

Kowalski, an asphalt compaction specialist who spoke

on amplitude and centrifugal forces; frequency and

rolling speed; rolling pattern techniques; and fine tun-

ing the compactor to various mixes and temperatures.

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Nars Narsingh, paving products specialist with Vogele, conduct-ed an informative seminar addressing issues faced every day bypaving contractors and municipalities.

Darrel Nourse (L) and Wade Roggow of the town of Castileinspect the latest features on the Hamm asphalt rollers.

Paving contractors and municipalities from across eastern and central NewYork gathered for an informational seminar on paving and compaction.

During the lunch break, the design of the Vogele paver undercarriage isclosely scrutinized.

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A MONTANO COMPANY................................................20

ADMAR SUPPLY ............................................................64

ADVANCED STORAGE TECHNOLOGY........................26

ALBANY TRUCK SALES ................................................42

AMERICAN EQUIPMENT LLC ......................................58

AMERICAN SHORING ..................................................51

BAU VAL INC/TECH-MIX................................................58

BEAM MACK SALES & SERVICE INC. ..........................5

BEYER BROS CORP ....................................................45

BOBCAT..........................................................................25

BOBCAT OF SARATOGA ..............................................54

BONNELL INDUSTRIES INC ........................................67

BOSCH REXTROTH CANADA ......................................29

BRADCO SUPPLY CO ..................................................50

CALEDONIA DIESEL......................................................58

CAMDEN GROUP ..........................................................29

CAPITAL TRACTOR INC ................................................47

CASEY’S TRUCK SALVAGE INC ..................................18

CATERPILLAR - NY DEALERS ................................36,37

CENTRAL EQUIPMENT LLC..........................................51

CHEMUNG SUPPLY CORP ..........................................14

CLARK EQUIPMENT RENTAL & SALES ......................66

CLEARSPAN ..................................................................29

CLIFTON RECYCLING INC............................................30

DECAROLIS HEAVY DUTY PARTS ..............................39

DEL HYDRAULICS ........................................................18

EBERL IRON WORKS INC ............................................18

EDWARD EHRBAR INC ................................................33

FAIR MFG CO ................................................................20

FALCON ASPHALT REPAIR EQUIPMENT ....................50

FILTREC CORPORATION..............................................60

FITZSIMMONS HYDRAULICS INC................................46

FLEET MAINTENANCE..................................................47

FORT MILLER FAB3 CORP ..........................................38

GUTHRIE SALES & SERVICE ......................................13

HACKER’S PACKERS INC ............................................46

HENDERSON PRODUCTS ..........................................35

HENKE MANUFACTURING ..........................................59

HUDSON FOREST EQUIPMENT ..................................58

HYBRID BUILDING SOLUTIONS LLC ..........................15

HYUNDAI CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT....................21

J & J EQUIPMENT..........................................................11

JAQUITH INDUSTRIES INC ..........................................22

JOE JOHNSON EQUIPMENT ..........................................6

K-M INTERNATIONAL ....................................................10

KAWASAKI CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ................43

KEIL EQUIPMENT CO INC ............................................55

KENWORTH NORTHEAST GROUP INC ........................3

KEPNER EQUIPMENT INC............................................55

KOMATSU AMERICA CORP ..........................................31

LAGASSE WORKS/HARDER SPREADER....................54

LIFTECH EQUIPMENT CO ............................................53

MALVESE EQUIPMENT CO INC ..................................53

MDI TRUCK ....................................................................20

MOHAWK RESOURCES LTD ........................................13

MOHAWK VALLEY FREIGHTLINER..............................51

MONROE TRACTOR......................................................57

MONROE TRUCK EQUIPMENT ....................................30

NAVISTAR INC..................................................................2

OLD DOMINIUM BRUSH/ODB ......................................68

PIPE LINE SUPPLY LLC ................................................26

PROFILE PUBLICATIONS....................................26,30,42

RICCELLI NORTHERN LLC ..........................................41

ROBERT H FINKE & SONS INC....................................49

ROY TEITSWORTH INC............................................22,38

SEALMASTER BUFFALO ..............................................56

STEEL SALES INC ........................................................11

STEPHENSON EQUIPMENT INC........................61,63,65

STEWART & STEVENSON POWER PRODUCTS ........23

SUIT-KOTE CORP..........................................................19

TENCO USA INC ............................................................71

THT SALES & RENTALS................................................60

TRACEY ROAD EQUIPMENT..........................................7

TRIUS INC ......................................................................27

TRUX OUTFITTER ........................................................66

UTICA GENERAL PETERBILT ........................................6

VALLEY FAB & EQUIPMENT ........................................46

VANTAGE EQUIPMENT ................................................69

VIBCO INC......................................................................17

VIKING CIVES INC ........................................................72

WAYNE’S WELDING INC ................................................8

WESTCHESTER TRACTOR INC ..................................55

YACANOS’ GRADALL SALES SVC ..............................22

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