Since 1978, the Superintendent’s Profile magazine has been New York State's exclusive magazine to, for, and about our Highway Superintendants and Public Works Officials. In the upcoming November 2013 the publication will feature Highway Superintendent Dan Amatura and the Town of Lancaster.

Had this magazine any public circulation Mr. Amatura would not have needed to spend any time campaigning or cost in issuing campaign literature to be re-elected as highway superintendent on November 5th.

What is refreshing is to see an elected official extol the contributions made in his department to Deputy Highway Superintendent Louis Cacciotti and his highway employees. “If it wasn’t for Lou, we wouldn’t be the department we are today,” Dan declares in the article. That is why his name continues to be on the highway department sign identifying the building.

Amatura credits Cacciotti for the decades of information he compiled and saved that allowed Amatura to dust off the never used GIS system the town purchased years ago and where he now has all that information digitized. Amatura states the GIS system is not used to identify all town roads, wetlands, drainage ditches, and catch basins and will soon include sign inventory.

Amatura was cited in the article for his initiative to develop a Capital Improvement Plan for badly needed new equipment (some vehicles 15 - 21 years in age); sharing of services with the Villages of Lancaster and Depew; addressing bridge/culvert repair and/or replacement needs; providing education for his staff; providing detailed information on the time, effort and costs of removing snow from the town’s 160 cul-de-sacs and getting the planning board to eliminate them from future developer subdivision designs.

Amatura was also cited for keeping the 150 lane miles of road in good shape in both the summer and snow removal winter months. His department also plows 16 miles of road for the county. Lancaster is approximately 36 square miles in size, has 40,000 residents and enormous malls and heavy traffic.

When Amatura served on the town council he was heavily involved in the Transit Road Access Management Ordinance process and was the only board member who early on advocated for the sale of the Walden Avenue Colecraft Building purchased for the purpose of a police courts facility and a new build on Pavement Road.

The magazine included many pictures and information on town buildings, the Gipple Cabin, the Old Red School House, the Hull House, town equipment and employees. A very interesting read.