Petersburg Pilot -

At its latest advisory board review hearing, the borough assembly voted to retain the Harbor advisory board as an elected body.

The board review hearings come after several assembly members questioned the efficiency and viability of advisory boards and committees.

Steve Giesbrecht, Borough Manager, said in an earlier interview many board members remain in place for several years and if and when they do leave it’s sometimes difficult to find replacements.

“Good government involves a lot of input from its citizens,” Giesbrecht said. “If you have a board that is the same people all the...