Junior Council Person Program
Youngwood Borough Council is looking for an energetic passionate candidate who is eager to make a difference in Youngwood. Letters of interest will be accepted in the Youngwood Borough Office.
All interested candidates must have the following qualifications:
- must be a resident of Youngwood Borough
- must be a High School student
- must take a "Junior Council Person Pledge"
- must be able to attend monthly council meetings
- must observe all council meeting rules
- can serve one or two year term
2021 Youngwood Borough Council
Current Council Members: Mayor Kris Long; President Scott E Palmquist; Vice-President Billy Cowherd; Lloyd H. Crago; Tim Vastell; Charles Lutz; Robin Long; Paula S. Mazurek
Solicitor Krisha A. DiMascio
Engineer Emil Bove
Council Meetings
Virtual Council meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at 7:00 P.M. A virtual work session is held on the last Monday of each month at 7:00 P.M. as well. Members of the community are welcome to participate in the meetings. Please see requirements on the home tab.
Meeting Minutes can be found on the Minutes tab on the right side of this page.
For specific meeting dates and changes, please visit the Calendar tab.
Council Committees
Finance / Personnel
Chairperson - Billy Cowherd
Member - Paula Mazurek
Member - Scott Palmquist
Ordinance / Zoning
Chairperson - Paula Mazurek
Member - Chuck Lutz
Public Safety
Chairperson - Lloyd Crago
Member - Tim Vastell
Recreation
Chairperson - Robin Long
Member - Lloyd Crago
Public Works / Equipment / Workplace Safety
Chairperson - Chuck Lutz
Member - Paula Mazurek
Member - Scott Palmquist
Digital Media / Building & Grounds / Grants
Chairperson - Billy Cowherd
Member - Chuck Lutz
Stormwater Management / Community Development
Chairperson - Tim Vastell
Member - Robin Long
Council Liaisons
Park & Pool - Shannon Moore
Recreation Board - Robin Long
Cemetery - Lloyd Crago
Library - Charles Lutz
Five Star Trail - Mayor Kris Long
YARD - Charles Lutz
Tax Collection (Act 32) - Diane Schaefer Alternate - Shannon Moore
WCBA Representative - Kris Long
Alternate - Diane Schaefer
Neighborhood Watch - Scott Palmquist
G-Conference - Scott Palmquist
Alternate - Diane Schaefer
Council Contact Information
Mayor Kris Long - klong@youngwood.org
President Scott E. Palmquist - spalmquist@youngwood.org
Vice-President Billy Cowherd -
Councilperson Robin Long - rlong@youngwood.org
Councilperson Lloyd H. Crago - lcrago@youngwood.org
Councilperson Tim Vastell - tvastell@youngwood.org
Councilperson Paula S. Mazurek - pmazurek@youngwood.org
Councilperson Charles Lutz - clutz@youngwood.org
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