There is still time to register for one of the 18 remaining candidate positions before the deadline Tuesday. There are 37 positions total to fill on the Oct. 7 ballot.
There have been no new filings for Borough Assembly since last week. Two 2-year terms and two 3-year terms remain without candidates.
For the school board there are three vacancies—a 3-year term, a 2-year term and a 1-year term. As of Wednesday, no one had filed for the board seats, said Petersburg Borough Clerk Kathy O’Rear.
Since last week, Chris Fry has filed for a 3-year term on the Planning and Zoning Commission, leaving one 3-, 2- and 1-year term each vacant.
Newcomer Kathi Riemer filed for a 3-year term and Steven Samuelson, a board member since Feb. 2014, filed for the 1-year term on the Hospital Board since our last report. Two positions remain vacant including another 3-year term and a 2-year term.
Bob Martin has filed for a 1-year term on the Harbors and Port Advisory board, adding to the five other candidates who filed previously and leaving only one 1-year term vacant.
The Library Advisory Board has seen three new filings since last week, leaving one 1-year term vacant. Mary Ellen Anderson and Marilyn Menish-Meucci each filed for a 3-year term and Sunny Rice filed for a 1-year term.
Sally Norheim Dwyer has filed for a 3-year term with the Public Safety Advisory board, which leaves two 2-year terms vacant.
Interested parties need to file a Declaration of Candidacy form and a Petition for Candidacy form, signed by at least 25 borough voters, with the borough clerk. Forms are available online at http://www.petersburgak.gov or at the borough office.
The last day to file for candidacy is Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 5 p.m.
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