Two incumbents and two first-time candidates earned four-year terms on Murrysville council out a field of six in Tuesday’s municipal election.
Newcomer and Republican Jason Lemak was the top vote-getter with 3,407 votes, followed by fellow first-timer and Republican Jamie Lingg (3,323), and incumbent Republicans Carl Stepanovich (2,996) and Dayne Dice (2,832).
Brad Funari and Joseph Conklin earned 2,283 and 1,717 votes, respectively.
“It’s very humbling,” said Lemak. “I appreciate all the voters coming out and voting for me again. I think it says a lot about the issues in Murrysville and the way people feel about them.”
The consideration of raising the municipality’s share of both the earned income and real-estate transfer taxes was a popular topic among challengers. Murrysville officials for the past year have cited a need to identify new revenue streams in order maintain the municipality’s current level of services.
