Regional School Board Member Resigns, District Looks To Fill Vacancy

MENDHAM, N.J. – There’s now a vacancy on West Morris Regional Board of Education, and the district is seeking a representative from Mendham Borough.

The current Mendham Borough representative, Brian Cavanaugh, resigned his post Monday, March 7 after one full year in the position. Cavanaugh’s term was not due to expire until the end of 2016.

Cavanaugh said his intention was to only serve for one term when he ran for the seat, and his objective was to sway the board into potentially dissolving the district due to what he called “discriminatory per pupil spending.”

Reached by phone Tuesday, Cavanaugh said, “I’m happy to have helped the board accomplish objectives I hadn’t considered when I first ran for the position. Unfortunately I have not been able to sway the board into making a change in how the district allocates its funding.”

Cavanaugh also said his personal circumstances have evolved and played a role in his decision to resign from the board.

The board is now seeking applications for volunteers to serve for the remainder of 2016. Anyone with interest is asked to contact the board office at 10 South Four Bridges Road in Chester or by calling 908-879-6404.

The regional board has nine members with four from Washington Township, two from Chester Township, one from Mendham Borough, one from Chester Borough, and one from Mendham Township.