Petersburg Hospital requests funding assistance from borough

PETERSBURG — Borough Assembly and Petersburg Medical Center hospital board members discussed the financial state of the hospital and funding assistance for capital projects from the borough last Thursday morning. The discussion was also directed at how the public will perceive a potential tax levy to help fund a hospital that has remained financially independent of the city, now the borough, throughout its existence.

“The public has a healthy skepticism on the borough’s spending habits,” assembly member John Hoag said.

Hoag referenced high cost projects like the fire station and library as rea...