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David Silverthorne
Commissioner2026-01-02 – December 2028 (sworn January 2 2026 per 2026 annual reorganization meeting minutes item 7; month-level end: December 2028 per same minutes)
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 14
- Total speaking time
- 31:09
- Avg per meeting
- 2:14
- Segments
- 407
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Top issues during term (6)(Environment)
high↓Apr 2026[13]
New Jersey School of Conservation funding
Closure would end $1.7 million in local economic activity over three years and eliminate 30 jobs.
medium↓Mar 2026[7]
Farmland preservation — Wilson-Taylor Farm, Fredon Township
Continues the dedicated open space trust fund tax for 2026.
high↓Feb 2026[6]
PFAS 'forever chemicals' threatening Germany Flats aquifer
No direct cost to the county — the engagement is on contingency — but the settlement funds at stake matter to the county's finances.
medium↓Jul 2026[2]
Delaware Water Gap redesignation opposition
medium↓Jul 2026[2]
Lake Musconetcong water chestnut infestation
low↓Mar 2026[1]
Delaware Water Gap National Park designation opposition
Decisions during term (2)
Recorded while Silverthorne was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approved5-0Mar 25, 2026
RESOLUTION RE: AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF GRANT APPLICATION #CEHA2026-00025 TO THE NJ DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (NJDEP) FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROGRAM UNDER THE COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ACT (CEHA), N.J.S.A. 26:3A2-21 ET…
approved5-0Mar 11, 2026
RESOLUTION RE: AUTHORIZING ENTRY INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX AND THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY BY AND FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR GRANT IDENTITIFIER GSSN2025-000005 IN THE AMOUNT OF $135,000.00
Voting record (0)(Environment)
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