About 10 applicants for police chief position so far

The Petersburg Borough is a month into recruiting for a police chief, and about 10 applications have been submitted as of Monday, the manager said.

The borough is advertising a salary range from $80,000 to $95,000 for the police chief position, which becomes vacant when Kelly Swihart retires in July.

“We may get a really good applicant that just wows us,” said Steve Giesbrecht, borough manager, “who wants more money that is offered, and at that point, I’ll go back to the assembly.”

After reviewing about six applicants so far -- none from Petersburg -- Giesbrecht said maybe half will get a call...