Assembly elects Lynn as vice mayor

Bob Lynn was elected vice mayor by the Petersburg Borough Assembly during its meeting on Monday in a 5-2 vote with Mayor Mark Jensen and Assembly Member Scott Newman opposed.

Newman made a motion to elect Assembly Member Donna Marsh as vice mayor, which was seconded by Assembly Member Dave Kensinger for the sake of discussion.

Kensinger said that he was not opposed to Marsh becoming vice mayor but thought that it would be prudent to elect someone who had been on the assembly for at least a year, citing the steep learning curve to running meetings.

Marsh acknowledged the learning curve and said...