Stone Harbor Mayor Suzanne Walters will be sworn in as the new President of the New Jersey League of Municipalities during a ceremony on Thursday, December 12th, at 4:30pm. The ceremony will be held at the Reeds at Shelter Haven located at 9601 Third Avenue, Stone Harbor. The event is open to the public and will be followed with light refreshments until 6:30pm.
Walters was sworn in as President during the New Jersey League of Municipalities meeting in Atlantic City on November 21st. Her term will last one year.
“We have received a great deal of positive feedback about this opportunity for the Borough of Stone Harbor”, Mayor Walters said. “We will be able to develop long relationships with elected officials in Trenton and throughout New Jersey as we advocate for issues that are important to the Borough, Cape May County, and the entire Jersey Shore”.
Walters has been involved in League activities, boards, and leadership since she first was elected Mayor of Stone Harbor in 1996. Walters has served the Borough as Mayor continually since her election. Prior to becoming Mayor of Stone Harbor, Walters served on the Stone Harbor Board of Education for 11 years.
Her duties as President of the League of Municipalities will include meetings with the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State legislators, and municipal officials. Walters will be making frequent trips to Trenton as she advocates in behalf of the League and local municipalities on various issues and challenges that face local communities throughout the State of New Jersey.
The New Jersey State League of Municipalities is a voluntary association created to help communities do a better job of self-government through pooling information resources and brain power. It is authorized by State Statute and since 1915, has been serving local officials throughout the Garden State. All 565 municipalities are members of the League. Over 560 mayors and 13,000 elected and appointed officials of member municipalities are entitled to all of the services and privileges of the League.
