Don Colvin was New York State’s longest-serving town supervisor when he left office at the end of 2007.He was elected town supervisor in 1959 and took his seat in 1960. He kept it through 48 years and 24 elections, but his impact extended well beyond local government. Colvin help found the Wayne County Action Program, more commonly known as Wayne CAP (Finger Lakes Community Action as of 2023). He helped establish the Wayne County Industrial Development Agency, the Planning Department, the Wayne Area Transportation System and the Wayne County Water Authority. He also led the way on the construction of the new Wayne County Nursing Home, the place where he died on April 25th, 2014.