The Leonia DMC met on June 28 to complete the election of officers and to begin to plan for the future. The following were elected: Melinda Dean Aranda - Vice Chair; Anne Bonadies - Recording Secretary; and John Zeaman - Corresponding Secretary. In addition, the following subcommittees were established: Mission Statement, Campaign, Get Out the Vote and Communication. Our by-laws were reviewed and accepted by acclamation. To increase communication from the LDMC to the community, we will complete the development of two blogs which will launch in July. The committee reaffirmed their interest in attending Mayor & Council, Planning Board, and Adjustment Board meetings to keep current on initiatives and key topics of interest to Leonia.
The committee also met with District 37 Chairman candidates Dave Lorenzo of Palisades Park and Ilan Plawker of Englewood Cliffs. Each candidate provided a brief explanation of why they were running for district chair and fielded questions from committee members.
On June 29th, 11 of the 12 LDMC members participated in the District 37 meeting and elections. Dave Lorenzo was elected Chairman by a vote of 97 to 55. The Bergen County Democratic Organization also voted for Northvale Mayor John Hogan to fill the unexpired term of former county Freeholder Tomas Padilla in an uncontested election.
Bob Leap
Chairman, LDMC
Leonia, New Jersey
