Petersburg Pilot -

An ordinance amending Petersburg municipal code was passed in its first reading by the Petersburg Borough Assembly last week. At its second reading during the next assembly meeting a public hearing on the ordinance will take place.

The ordinance would amend borough code to increase the assessed property value requirement for disposal of borough property from $500 thousand to $2 million.

Currently, voters must approve of any sale or trade of borough property with an assessed value $500 thousand or higher.

The ordinance seeks to change that requirement from $500 thousand to $2 million.

The...