Assembly to form citizen tax committee

The Petersburg Borough Assembly talked at length in a meeting last week about forming a tax committee, made of community members who could explain how tax finances work and eventually bring recommendations to the council.

“I’ve had a chance to talk to several members of the community who had all kinds of questions about senior citizen property tax exemptions and overall sales tax,” said Jeff Meucci, an assembly member. “And what the trends are.”

As a result, the assembly agreed to ask community members to sit on a short term – possibly six month -- tax committee, Meucci said.

Member Jeigh Stan...