Jay Harrington (Courtesy photo) Jay Harrington, the town manager of Carbondale, has been selected to take over the position of Routt County manager beginning Sept. 20. The Routt County Board of Commissioners chose Harrington after a selection process involving multiple Routt County employees and community members. “After a rigorous process examining several candidates, we concluded that Jay’s experience, honesty, ethics, unique background and cooperative leadership style will enable him to thrive as our County Manager,” Routt County Commissioner Tim Corrigan said in a news release Friday. “We are excited to have Jay join our team and help guide Routt County’s future. We are also very grateful to (Interim County Manager Mark Collins) for his service these last 16 months during a very difficult time,” Corrigan added.