CITY ENGINEER MUST QUIT FOR LACK OF LICENSE.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: YANCEY ROY - Staff writer

The city engineer will leave City Hall by Nov. 1 because he has not secured a state license, the mayor said Wednesday.

Greg Fowler, one of the highest-paid city employees, has held the post since 1988 but does not have a New York license, officials said. Mayor A.C. Dake said she became aware of the situation in February.

"I then issued an October 31 deadline for him to secure a license," Dake said. "If he had not received (a license), he'd have to leave the city payroll."

Dake did not say whether Fowler attempted to obtain a license or simply refused, saying she would not discuss publicly a personnel …