Borough Taps Maplewood Resident for Empty Council Seat

In a move that Doylestown Borough Council President Det Ansinn said helps the governing board represent every aspect of the borough, the council is expected to approve a Maplewood resident as Marlene Pray's replacement from Ward 1.

If approved at the April 15 meeting, Wendy Margolis will be the first time in at least 30 years that someone from the Maplewood section of the borough, the only section located across from Route 313, would serve on the council.

"We had an embarrassment of riches from people that applied for the seat," said Ansinn, who was part of the personnel committee that screened applicants. "Wendy's background in communications at the Law School Admission Council made her a very appealing candidate."

Margolis will fill the seat left vacant after Marlene Pray resigned in March over residency issues. When elected in November 2011, Pray lived on Forest Avenue in Ward 1, but personal matter forced her to move into Ward 3. She announced the move to the board in December 2012 and decided to resign three months later.

The term for the seat ends this year, but it is not part of the primary elections in May. Instead, a special election will be held in November, with the candidates selected by the political parties.