Thad Ash will take over as Door County Highway Commissioner beginning March 1st.  Ash is a 22 year veteran of the highway department and has served as Patrol Superintendent for the past 15 years.  As highway commissioner, Ash says his priority will be to maintain the quality of state, county, and township roads with the funding available.

Ash replaces John Kolodziej, who's retiring on February 26th after nearly 21 years with the county and nine years as Sturgeon Bay Public Works Director.