Yardley Race To Decide Council Direction

YARDLEY, PA — Partisan control of the Yardley Borough Council is up for grabs in the upcoming election on Nov. 5.

Three Democrats and three Republicans are competing for three open seats on the seven-member council. Among them are current board members Bryon Marshall, the board's president, and Ryan Berry. They are both Republicans.

They're joined on the GOP side by candidate Dan Mohn, an internet technology professional and former council member.

For the Democrats, John McCann, Patrick McGovern and Kim Segal-Morris are seeking to join the board. McCann is a teacher, McGovern is a software architect and Segal-Morris is a manager with Educational Testing Services in Princeton, N.J.

Current council member Mike Tuttle, whose four-year term expires this year, is not seeking re-election. The victors on Nov. 5 will join incumbents David Bria, Sandy Brady, Matthew Ross and Caroline Thompson.

Bria and Thompson are Democrats and Brady and Ross are Republicans.

Candidates on both sides of the political aisle are emphasizing quality of life issues in the election, including traffic and pedestrian safety and keeping crime low. Most are not aggressively pushing partisan viewpoints in the election, focusing instead on local issues.

Ryan Berry (I)
Party: Republican
Age: 37
Occupation: Data Analyst
Key Issues: Prioritize infrastructure, including sidewalks, crosswalks and street paving. Reform flood plain ordinances to protect neighborhoods.

Bryon Marshall (I)
Party: Republican
Age: 63
Occupation: Attorney
Key Issues: Fair, nonpartisan leadership, improve walkability and parking, apply rules and regulations fairly and equally

John McCann
Party: Democrat
Age: 41
Occupation: Teacher, NEA local president
Key Issues: Planning to maintain Yardley's quality of life, curb tractor-trailer traffic, speeding and noise, build a "civic-minded" council

Patrick McGovern
Party: Democrat
Age: 55
Occupation: Software architect
Key Issues: Use technology to engage more citizens in government, work with council through consensus building, finish North Main Street sidewalk

Dan Mohn
Party: Republican
Age: 53
Occupation: Chief technical officer
Key Issues: Use technology to make it easier for residents to engage with government, promote parking solutions downtown, reform flood plain ordinances

Kim Segal-Morris
Party: Democrat
Age: 53
Occupation: Assessment manager
Key Issues: Promote fairness and respect, finishing North Main Street sidewalk, pedestrian safety downtown