West Windsor Township Council on Dec. 22 read proclamations recognizing the long service of two zoning‑board volunteers and of Councilmember Martin Whitfield, who will step down in mid‑January.

Council President read a proclamation honoring Henry Jacobson for his service on the Zoning Board of Adjustment and its site‑inspection review subcommittee from November 1999 until his resignation on Oct. 1, 2025. The council resolved to recognize Jacobson’s “outstanding years of service” to the township.

The council then read a separate resolution honoring John Church, who served on the Zoning Board of Adjustment from July 1, 2015, until Dec. 1, 2025. Council members thanked Church for his “thought‑provoking questions” and thorough attention to land‑use matters; Church told the council it had been an honor to serve.

The council also presented a proclamation recognizing Martin Whitfield’s term (elected Nov. 2, 2021) and his liaison work with the recreation board, human relations council, parking authority, shade tree commission and planning board. Whitfield delivered an extended farewell, thanking colleagues and residents and urging more civic participation. “What you need is time, commitment, dedication, love, honor, respect and a supreme internal passion to see others be better,” he said. (He spoke at length about his family and community service.)

The council took photographs with recipients and families, and council members traded holiday wishes before moving on to the consent agenda and public comment.

The proclamations and Whitfield’s remarks conclude the council’s formal recognition of departing volunteers and the outgoing councilmember; Whitfield’s final council meeting is in mid‑January 2026.