Sharpsburg is seeking interested volunteers to fill a vacancy on council.

Longtime member Greg Domian resigned, citing personal reasons.

Manager Bill Rossey said the appointee would fill the term through Dec. 31. Anyone interested must be a registered voter and have lived in the borough for at least a year.

Domian has spent several years in local government, reelected most recently in 2019.

He served as personnel chairperson, acted on the finance and public safety committees and represented the borough on the North Hills tax collection committee.

Domian shined in his work enhancing many amenities to spotlight the borough.

As coordinator of the wildly popular Open Streets festival, Domian grew the event from a handful of people in 2017 to an affair that drew thousands in 2019. The event was canceled in 2020 because of covid-19.

The street festival is a celebration of Sharpsburg and its business district, and has flourished under Domian’s guidance.

In 2019, he estimated more than 3,000 people flocked to the open-air event which featured 80-plus vendors, musicians and demonstrations.

Domian, a former coach at North Catholic, has been lauded for dedicating countless hours to the Linden Gym and its youth basketball program, The Wolves.

He resurrected the athletic league a few years ago after it had been on a four-decade hiatus. The Wolves are an independent team open to any student in grades seven through 11 from the Fox Chapel Area School District.

Domian helped spearhead more than $100,000 in renovations to the gym, giving the facility LED lighting, improved ventilation and new backboards, bleachers and a scoreboard.

In 2017, he won top honors from the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs (PSAB), which named him Council Member of the Year. There are 7,000 elected council people eligible for the award.

The borough is accepting letters until 4 p.m. on Feb. 22 from anyone interested in filling the vacancy.

The person appointed will be able to seek a place on the ballot for a two-year term in the May primary.

Public interviews with the applicants will be held at 6 p.m. on Feb. 25, prior to council’s regular meeting.

Send letters to Rossey’s attention at 1611 Main St., Pittsburgh, PA 15215.

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