Borough Assembly to discuss elections & hospital ordinance

The Petersburg Borough Assembly meets tomorrow (Feb. 14) at 12 p.m. in the assembly chambers.

The assembly will hold a public hearing on the borough’s election ordinance. The ordinance maintains the current in-person election process.

It will also hold a public hearing on updated criminal code that gives officers more discretion, allowing police to issue fines for certain low level crimes instead of making an arrest.

The assembly will conduct its third and final reading of an updated hospital ordinance that outlines the hospital board’s authority to operate and maintain the hospital.

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