Bedminster BOE to Fill Vacant Seat

With a vacancy created on the board too late to be entered in for the November elections, the Bedminster Board of Education is now accepting applications to fill an unexpired term.

The vacancy is left by board member Jason Anagonstis, who resigned from the board of education Aug. 22.

Phil Acosta, school business administrator, said Anagonstis, who has been a member since 2008, left the board because of personal reasons.

Applications for the board of education are due by Oct. 15 at 4 p.m., and candidates will be interviewed by the board of education at the Oct. 22 meeting.

According to Acosta, the person selected by the board will have to run again for a full three-year term in November 2013.

“But it was too late for the vacancy to be included in the November [2012] election,” Acosta said.

Applicants wishing to be on the board of education must be United States citizens; able to read and write; have been a resident of Bedminster for at least one year; be registered to vote in the district; and have no contract with or claim against the board.

Applications can be downloaded from the district website or picked up at Acosta’s office in the Bedminster Township Public School on Somerville Road. They must be returned to the office by 4 p.m. Oct. 15.

The meeting to choose a new member will be held at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at the Bedminster Township School on Somerville Road.

To access the online application, click here.