Long-time Bordentown City Commissioner James E. Lynch, Jr. has submitted his resignation from the board, effective March 1.
In an interview, Lynch told the Current that he was stepping down to spend more time with his family, including his young grandchildren, and to safeguard his health. Lynch has served as an elected member of the board of commissioners since 1989.
“It’s been a real pleasure doing what I’ve been doing over the last 35 years,” he said. “I’ve served with a lot of really good commissioners over the years. I’ve been blessed to have been able to work with these people and move the town in some sort of direction that you see it today. I want to give a big thank you to everybody — the commissioners, the city staff, the public works department, the police department. We’ve been blessed with the best police department. I can’t say enough good things about them.”
He said that the township is in good hands with Mayor Jennifer Sciortino and Deputy Joe Myers, and backed them to select an able successor to occupy his seat on the board.
Sciortino and Myers released a statement on Feb. 22:
“Commissioner Lynch has made many contributions to the city during his 35 years in office and we all wish him well in his future endeavors.”
The next board of commissioners election is not scheduled to take place until May 2025. State statute dictates that Sciortino and Myers have 30 days to reach a mutual agreement on appointing a successor to temporarily fill the position until November.
A special election will then be held during November’s general election to allow voters the opportunity to fill this position for the remainder of the current term, which runs until May of 2025, when all three seats will be up for election.
Bordentown City elections typically take place in May.
“We look forward to working together to ensure that the residents of Bordentown City are fully represented by their governing body and that the critical services they expect and deserve will be delivered,” read the statement from Sciortino and Myers.
Bordentown City’s new municipal complex, tucked away at the end of the long drive at 101 Park St., was formerly owned by Divine Word Missionaries. (Photo by E. M. Hume.),
