Meet Lopatcong Township's newest councilwoman (original) (raw)
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Lopatcong Township has a new councilwoman, though only for the next six months.
Yvonne Reitemeyer (Courtesy photo)
Yvonne Reitemeyer, 46, was unanimously selected by the council Monday night to fill the rest of the term left by Councilwoman Donna Schneider's resignation this month.
"I have been attending council meetings on a regular basis for the past several years and, like many of our residents, I am concerned about how contentious and divided our wonderful town has become," Reitemeyer told lehighvalleylive.com.
"Though this position is temporary," she said, "my goal is to help our council work together to get back to the business of running the town and to help Lopatcong move forward in a positive and productive manner."
Reitemeyer is a financial adviser with Nationwide Financial in a Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania-based insurance office. The married mother of two said she has lived in Lopatcong for 16 years and volunteers with local organizations including the township PTA and athletic association.
She was among three nominees for the post after Schneider stepped down June 1.
Reitemeyer will serve the remainder of Schneider's term, which expires at the end of the year.
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