Lewisburg Borough Council seeks new junior council member from Class of 2028

Lewisburg Borough Council opened a new Junior Borough Council seat after one of its student members graduated in May, keeping the borough’s youth advisory pipeline alive as municipal work moves toward a June review of candidates.

The borough posted the notice May 26, seeking an applicant from the Lewisburg Area High School Class of 2028. Officials said the seat is meant to be filled by a student who can help bring a younger perspective to borough government while learning how Lewisburg makes day-to-day decisions on budgets, public works, safety, zoning and community life.

The borough said there are currently two high school students serving as Junior Council Members, one a junior and one a senior. Those students are expected to stay informed on borough business, represent youth viewpoints and take part in monthly council meetings and work sessions. The newest opening was created when the senior graduated, leaving council to look again to the next class.

Students who live inside Lewisburg Borough are preferred, but the borough said it will also consider Lewisburg Area School District students from neighboring townships. Interested students were asked to send a resume and letter of interest to Borough Manager William Lowthert.

Council plans to discuss candidates at its June Borough Council meeting on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. That discussion will come before a governing body that meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. and is made up of eight elected officials, with two members elected from each of Lewisburg’s four wards and a mayor elected at large.

The borough’s website describes Lewisburg as a historic community on the Susquehanna River and a primary commercial center in Union County with the greatest density of people in the county. That local concentration of homes, businesses and public activity is part of why the junior council seat matters: the student chosen will sit close to the same meetings where leaders weigh routine but consequential decisions for a busy river town.

The program is not new. A post from Sept. 21, 2025 said two Lewisburg High School students had recently been appointed as junior council members, showing the borough has used the role as an ongoing civic-education tool rather than a one-time gesture. For Lewisburg, the opening is a chance to replace one student voice while keeping a direct line between borough hall and the next generation of residents.