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Who remembers Civics class in high school? Do you recall that there are 957 boroughs and only one town in Pennsylvania? For those that are wondering what the town is, read the rest of the article!

Mansfield is one of the boroughs in PA. The Borough Manager, Chris McGann, has a very impressive resume of education and borough management that he brings to his position. His devotion to Mansfield began when he was warmly welcomed to Mansfield University for his first bachelor’s degree in journalism, graduating in 1997. He returned for a second bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Later he obtained a master’s degree in Applied Politics from American University in Washington D.C. during election year 2008. He was Borough Manager in his hometown of Millersburg for 8 years and learned that in borough management there are many unknown unknowns! Chris is now back in Mansfield as our Borough Manager and problem solving the unknown unknowns every day. Most importantly, Chris focuses on public safety, he makes sure that we have drinking water, streets and parks and other public property is maintained, neighborhoods are clean and safe, and so much more.

Chris shared with me that when speaking to a high school class, the teacher asked Chris if there were any educational resources for local government. Not able to find anything, Chris asked if the PA State Association of Boroughs (PSAB) could produce an educational video. This was the result of that request: https://boroughs.org/videos.php?link=other. It is well worth your time to watch this informative video.

In this broadcast Chris shares information about the duties of the Borough Manager and then takes us back to school and explains the organization and role of our borough government. By the way, the only town in Pennsylvania is Bloomsburg!