Ridgway has a new town manager, now that a contract has been accepted by town councilors and signed by Preston Neill, the current assistant town manager of Avon who accepted the job.

The town council voted to accept the contract at a special meeting Monday night, which was scheduled after the Plaindealer raised concerns about its previous meetings to interview candidates and another where they decided to offer the job to Neill.

The council already made the decision to hire Neill on Nov. 8, as re...