Lower Appoints Mayor’s Advisory Board

VILLAS — The Lower Township Mayor’s Advisory Board was appointed by Township Council Monday. It has nine members representing a cross section of township residents.
Members are:
• Jack Sparks, chairman-North Cape May resident for 40 years, former mayor, former chairman, Delaware River and Bay Authority, Lower Township Optimist Club founder, past president: AM Pilot’s association and former vice chair: Philadelphia Port Corp.
• Tracey Donahue, Villas resident eight years, bank manager and mother of four children ages three to 15.
• Robert Girard, Villas, resident for 32 years, currently manager of Wawa.
• Larry Dalton, Cold Spring, resident 39 years, federal contract background investigator, former Lower Township police captain and retired lieutenant colonel N.J. Air National Guard.
• John Louderback, Tranquility Park, resident for 27 years, business owner.
• Lee Marcotte, North Cape May, real estate broker/owner.
• Janet Pitts, Villas, resident seven years, retired: healthcare administration, president Lower Township Taxpayers Association.
• Erik Simonsen, North Cape May resident for 40 years, supervisor and teacher: Cape May County Special Services School.
• Jay Witmoyer, Cape May Beach, Villas, resident for five years, retired bank manager.
Colleen Hughes will serve as recording secretary.
The nine were sworn by Township Clerk Claudia Kammer.
Mayor Michael Beck said choosing the members was a tough decision with so many talented applicants.
“We had to look at the township from a geographical perspective, from age, all different kinds of factors to really get a cross section of people on the board that represented our community,” he said.
Some members of the advisory board have been involved with township government in the past but quite a few are new, said Beck.
The Mayor’s Advisory Board will meet on the third Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the meeting room of Township Hall. The first meeting will be April 15.