Friends Of Lake Afton President Joins Yardley Council

YARDLEY, PA —The fourth new council member in 10 months is now onboard the board.

Michelle Sharer —president of the Friends of Lake Afton —was selected to replace Councilman John McCann at Tuesday's Borough Council meeting.

The Democrat is also running for election in November as part of a slate in which all seven council seats are up for election, a first for the borough.

"I’m so excited to have been chosen for the available Borough Council position," Sharer told Patch Thursday. "It will be such an honor to work with the other council members, to make sure our borough continues to remain a safe, yet, prosperous community while working to make improvements where possible and maintaining the transparency that the public deserves. I look forward to doing whatever I can to improve our community while preserving the quaint nature of Yardley Borough."

Sharer brings a wealth of experience to the borough.

She's a lifelong Bucks County resident who moved to the borough in 2008.

Sharer is married with three adult children.

The Pennsbury High School alumni attended Bucks County Community College while her children were young and graduated from St. Francis Nursing School in Hamilton, N.J. She was a psychiatric and mental health nurse for 15 years.

Sharer served as a board member of the Friends of Lake Afton from 2009 to 2015 before becoming president of the non-profit organization. She's also a member of the Yardley Business Association.

Sharer has helped put Friends of Lake Afton on the map by launching fundraisers to combat algae and raising between $15,000-$20,000 a year to clear up the cherished pond.

McCann was the fourth council member to leave the seven-member board since September.

In early January, two-term Councilman Uri Feiner was appointed to replace Councilman Matt Ross, who had also moved to Lower Makefield Township.

In early September, Councilmen David Appelbaum and Don Carlson filled the vacancies of David Bria and Chris Campellone, who resigned because they were moving out of town.