Is it any wonder we continue to fail in looking to the future by maintaining our overabundance of government and schools in Western New York? Last week, one of the smallest municipalities in Chautauqua County actually had a gripe with a proposal to change the status of a highway superintendent in 900-resident Arkwright. Their anger had been simmering before this month’s public hearing. But so hostile were those in attendance toward the idea that it had Supervisor Brian McAvoy backtracking. OBSERVER staff member Braden Carmen was in attendance for the Town Board meeting and wrote up ...