Chuck Jandris Appointed to Vacant Council Seat

At 12:30 a.m., following the heated debate of the Crossroads rezoning public hearing, the town council took up nominations to fill the vacancy created when former Council President John DaPuzzo was appointed acting Mayor.

There were three names put forward for the vacant seat:  Ellen Stein, Chuck Jandris and Angela Clarken.

Council President John Roth announced that each candidate would be voted on in the order in which their nomination to fill the position was received.

Stein had been nominated first.  Her nomination was defeated, however, by a vote of 4-2.

Jandris was next, and his nomination was approved by a vote of 5-1.

Jandris has served on the planning board for 12 years, been a resident of Mahwah since 1998, and is Captain of Mahwah Ambulance Company No. 4 for Fardale. 

When asked how he felt about the earlier previous hearing on the Crossroads rezoning, he commented that “it was a tough meeting”, which he “hated seeing go down like this tonight.”  He also found it a mixed blessing that he had not been appointed before the vote was taken up.

The Township Attorney, Terry Bottinelli, swore in Chuck Jandris as a new member of the Town Council at approximately 12:35am April 1.

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