Borough Council

2010 Greensboro Borough Officials and Meeting Dates

(List last updated 7/14/10)

  • Council Members:
    • John A. (Tony) Gashie (D-2012)
    • RH Jannini (D-2014)
    • Al Loring (D-2011)
    • Shawn McMannis <Vice President>  (D-2014)
    • Mary Shine <President> (D-2011)
  • Solicitor: Michael Bigley
  • Secretary/Treasurer: Jane Descutner
  • Mayor: Arnold Bowser (D-2014)
  • Engineer: Mackin Engineering
  • Tax Collector: Rita King
  • Code Enforcement Officer: Lou Matt
  • Greensboro Baseball Field Constable: John Lacich (D)

All Public meetings are held at the Log Cabin.

Agenda meeting: 7:00 p.m. on LAST Tuesday

Borough Meetings: 7:00 p.m. on the FIRST Tuesday

Borough Facade Meetings: 7:00 p.m. on the THIRD Wednesday

Zoning meeting: 11:00 a.m. on the LAST Saturday

What are Boroughs?

The term borough is derived from the Old English word burg, or a fortified place. During the Middle Ages they were corporate towns in England possessing charters that were granted special duties and privileges.   Charles II signed William Penn’s Charter in 1681, authorizing the power to erect and incorporate towns into boroughs. Some of the initial colonial boroughs were Philadelphia (1691), Chester (1701), Bristol (1720) and Lancaster (1741).

Today, boroughs are one of the more common forms of government in Pennsylvania and represents 37.5% of all municipal governments in the Commonwealth. An average of 15 boroughs exist per county and nearly 25% of the Pennsylvania population reside in these communities. Approximately 33% of all boroughs are within the state’s urbanized zones, while another 15% have populations over 2,500 and are regarded as urban communities, while the remaining 52% are classified as rural. In sum, Pennsylvania boroughs have proven to be some of the most resilient municipalities in the Commonwealth and are casually referred to as our “downtown” communities.

Below is a typical organizational structure of a Pennsylvania Borough

Borough Structure

Learn about Borough Government

and how it should be run!

Borough Council Handbook
10th Ed. June 2000

Borough Mayors Manual
15th Ed. June 2003

Boundary Change Procedures
5th Ed. June 1999

Citizen’s Guide to PA Local Government
9th Ed. Jan. 2007

City Government in PA Handbook
2nd Ed. Jan. 2002

Council of Governments Directory
13th Ed. Aug. 2007

Elective Office in Local Government
10th Ed. Sept. 2003

Flood Plain Management Regulations
4th Ed. Sept. 2001

Financial Monitoring Workbook
2nd Ed. May 2008

Fiscal Management Handbook
9th Ed. July 2003

Home Rule in Pennsylvania
7th Ed. March 2003

Manual for County Commissioners
3rd Ed. Aug. 2003

Manual for Local Taxpayers Bill of Rights, and Real Property Tax Payer Programs under Act 50 of 1998
2nd Ed. Feb. 2002

Municipal Authorities in Pennsylvania
9th Ed. Aug. 2002

Open Meetings
6th Ed. Jan. 2009

Public Works Manual
1st Ed. Aug. 2002

Purchasing Handbook
11th Ed. Feb. 2003

Records Management – Retention Schedules

Regional Police Services in Pennsylvania
8th Ed. Sept. 2007

Solicitor’s Handbook
3rd Ed. Apr. 2003

Tax Collector’s Manual
17th Ed. Apr. 2007

Taxation Manual
8th Ed. Oct. 2002

Township Commissioner’s Handbook
3rd Ed. Nov. 2005

Township Supervisor’s Handbook
11th Ed. Nov. 2005

Planning Series Also view the Land Use Reports

Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code

19th Ed. Sept. 2009
No. 1 – Local Land Use Controls in Pennsylvania

4th Ed. May 2001
No. 2 – The Planning Commission

10h Ed. Jul. 2006
No. 3 – The Comprehensive Plan

7th Ed. Aug. 2001
No. 4 – Zoning

9th Ed. May 2003
No. 5 – Technical Information on Floodplain Management

2nd Ed. Aug. 2001
No. 6 – The Zoning Hearing Board

10th Ed. Aug. 2001
No. 7 – Special Exceptions, Conditional Uses and Variances

8th Ed. Aug. 2001
No. 8 – Subdivision and Land Development in Pennsylvania

5th Ed. June 2003
No. 9 – The Zoning Officer

12th Ed. May 2008
No. 10 – Reducing Land Use Barriers to Affordable Housing

4th Ed. Aug. 2001
Growing Smarter Toolkit: Catalog of Financial and Technical Resources

1st Ed. Apr. 2002
Planning for Agriculture 2nd Ed. Dec. 2006

Click to view a list of publications from the Bureau of Recreation and Conservation within the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resource.

Other great Links about important to our way of living

http://www.rural.palegislature.us/

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