Make a difference in the Village of Arden.
The ballot for committee positions and officials will be finalized at the Advisory Committee meeting on Monday, March 2, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. If you would like to be a nominee, please email Danny Schweers at advisory@arden.delaware.com or call 302 475-0998. If you live in the Village of Arden, are over 18 years of age, and will have lived in Arden for six months as of March 23, 2020, you are eligible to serve.
As each committee position becoming vacant, we need two (2) nominees for the ballot. We only need one (1) nominee for officer positions. More than the minimum are welcome!
Nominees as of Saturday, February 15, 2020
ARCHIVES: Four nominees are needed and we have five: Ellen Dolmetsch, Elaine Hickey, Marcia Scheflen, Vicki Scott, and Sadie Somerville.
AUDIT: Two nominees are needed and we have two: Cookie Ohlson and Grace Ressler.
BUDGET: Four nominees are needed and we have one: Vicki Scott
BUZZ WARE VILLAGE CENTER: Four nominees are needed and we have two: Debbi Sheiker and Mary Young.
CIVIC: Four nominees are needed and we have one: Carol DiGiovanni.
COMMUNITY PLANNING: Four nominees are needed and we have two: Carol DiGiovanni and Mark Wood.
FOREST: Four nominees are needed and we have four: Beverly Clendenning, David Jones, Jeff Martin, and Ed Rohrbach.
PLAYGROUND: Four nominees are needed and we have four: Barbara Henry, Zachary Houck, Mike Klein, and Larry Walker.
REGISTRATION: Six nominees are needed and we have six: Cecilia Vore, Dela Bryant, Barbara Macklem, David Nordheimer, Mary Murphy, and Katey Scobell.
SAFETY: Four nominees are needed and we have three: Renata Brito-Cherrin, Stephen Harcourt, and John DiGiacoma.
CHAIR OF THE TOWN ASSEMBLY. One nominee is needed and we have one, Jeffrey Politis.
SECRETARY: One nominee is needed and we have one, Liz Resko.
TREASURER: One nominee is needed and we have one, Skip Bailey.
CHAIR OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE: One nominee is needed and we have two: Carol DiGiovanni and Danny Schweers.
Candidate Statements and Time Line
NOMINEE STATEMENTS: If you agree to be a nominee, please use the nominee form on this website or email Danny Schweers directly to send us a brief statement about why you want to serve. The Registration Committee will post candidate statements on this website starting Jan. 28, and will post additional statements as they are received. Click here to see the statements made so far.
TIME LINE: Names of nominees will continue to be accepted until the Advisory Committee meeting on March 2. Advisory will finalize the ballot at that meeting, then the Registration Committee will send out absentee ballots soon afterwards. The election of officials and committees will be the first order of business at the March 23 town meeting.
LINKS:
Draft Ballot updated as new nominees are added.
A Sample Ballot will be posted after nominations close on March 2.
Current List of Committees and Town Officials
Arden: Here’s How It Works
brief descriptions of committees & officers, duties, time commitment involved