Mayor Dahn criticizes council process, says appointments lacked transparency

Mar 18, 2026

Mayor Joar F. K. Dahn used his written report to allege that a better-qualified zoning hearing board candidate was not presented for full consideration and to object to advancing the Borough Hall office-space resolution without committee review.

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In a written report included in the March 18 meeting packet, Mayor Joar F. K. Dahn criticized recent council processes and raised concerns about transparency in appointments. He said a resident who submitted a detailed letter of interest for an alternate zoning hearing board seat was not presented for full consideration at the February 18 meeting.

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