Slatington Borough Council has a race for the two-year term.

Republican Joseph Wechsler, who was appointed to council last year, is running against independent Galen L. Freed.Wechsler said, "Being a retired service technician from Steamfitters Union Local 420, I have the experience necessary to help troubleshoot a variety of problems that occur regularly with the borough's infrastructure."I have had the opportunity to help oversee some very worthwhile cost-saving projects including retrofitting lighting in the borough-owned buildings to be more efficient, saving approximately $6,000 a year in energy costs."Also we have installed a generator at the Borough Hall and police station so power outages will no longer adversely affect services."Currently we are working on extending natural gas service to other borough-owned buildings to help save on the heating costs."Freed did not respond to queries from the Times News or the League of Women Voters.