Meucci won't join Southeast Conference board of directors

Last week at Southeast Conference, Petersburg’s nomination for the board of directors seat, assembly member Jeff Meucci, wasn’t elected to the seat.

Petersburg’s nomination for the board of directors seat was a contentious issue in the borough assembly as both Mayor Mark Jensen and Meucci sought the nomination.

“I think the assembly needs to address some of the issues regarding that controversy,” said Meucci at a borough assembly meeting on Monday. “Hopefully, we’ll do that when the mayor gets back.”

Jensen is Petersburg’s representative to the conference and a voting member. He had previously...