Borough hires new Utility Director

Steve Harbour to succeed Karl Hagerman following six-month overlap

The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved the hiring of Steve Harbour as the borough's next utility director at their early November meeting.

Harbour, currently an electrician-operator at the borough's power plant, will begin his new role on December 30, 2025, at an annual salary of $160,000. Current Utility Director Karl Hagerman will remain in the position until July 2026, providing a six-month overlap period that borough officials praised.

"This doesn't happen very often where we have this much overlap in a leadership role like this," Hagerman said. "I think it's going to work we...

 
 

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