Highland Town Council

The town of Highland is looking to improve some of its most dangerous roads.

The Highland Police Department wants its money back from officers who go through the police academy at the department's expense, only to leave for another agency. Currently, Highland officers are contractually required to reimburse the department for training and equipment costs, if they leave before three years of service. It's become more of an issue in recent months, as more new officers leave Highland.

The town of Highland has a new police chief. Ralph Potesta took the oath of office during Monday's town council meeting.

Efforts to create a sustainability commission in Highland are drawing a number of questions from town council members. Residents proposed establishing the commission to help identify grant opportunities and propose environmentally-friendly policies to the town council, among other things.

The Highland Town Council Monday night voted against a proposal to renovate the long vacant Town Theatre. The goal of the project was to create an arts…