| abstract | - 16-Year-Old To Help Develop Peters Township Policy January 26, 2010 CANONSBURG, Pa. -- A 16-year-old boy is the newest member of a suburban Pittsburgh board that assesses the impact of development on the town's environment. Peters Township High School junior Hardy Kern has been unanimously appointed to serve a five-year term on the Environmental Quality Board. The board helps develop policies on environmental issues. Township Manager Michael Silvestri said the municipalities' charter does not bar a teenager from serving. Kern is the youngest person to ever serve on a township board. Kern is a volunteer at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium and an activist for several wildlife organizations dedicated to saving endangered animals. Peters Township is a community about 20 miles southwest of Pittsburgh.
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