MARS — Borough resident John McWilliams was approved by a 5-1 vote to fill the vacant seat on the Mars Borough Council at a meeting Monday night.

McWilliams has lived in Mars his whole life and is a life member of the Adams Area Fire District. He will be sworn in at the next borough meeting.

“I’ve been a cubmaster, a Boy Scout Scoutmaster, and I’ve been a business owner — I have Keystone Specialties up on Route 8 in Butler, and I’ve been in that business since 1982,” he said. “I’ve been around a while.”

McWilliams said he had heard about the open position from Christine Clutter, a Mars council member.

“I just want to see what’s going on and what I can do to help,” he said. “I have a lot of business background, so whatever I can do to offer, what limited amount of information I have.”

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