Municipal election will feature ballot proposition on candidate eligibility

Petersburg residents will have one ballot proposition to decide on when they go to vote in this year's municipal election on Oct. 3.

Proposition #1 will ask if the borough charter should be amended to allow borough employees to serve on boards or commissions, except for those that directly administer their employment.

The change, for instance, would allow a Petersburg School District employee to run for borough assembly or the hospital board but not the school board.

The proposed amendment was brought forward after the 2022 municipal election when Tony Vinson, a Petersburg Medical Center emplo...