From the Times-News:

After a two-month interview process, the Jim Thorpe Borough Council announced the hiring of a new borough manager at its regularly scheduled meeting Thursday. The new manager is Wesley Johnson, who currently lives outside of Altoona.

The interview process was conducted by three members of the council, W. Todd Mason, Gregory Strubinger and John McGuire, who were randomly chosen by council President Justin Yaich.

The borough initially received more than 50 applications. They conducted six initial interviews, all with candidates who had over 20 years experience in municipal government.

Johnson was chosen for his broad range of experience in municipal government, including administration, code enforcement, borough management and finance. He has worked in both large and small government, with planning committees and negotiating teams.

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