Lillian G. Burry
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Lillian G. Beneforti Burry was born in New York City.

Graduate Cum Laude – Wagner College, B.A. in History and Political Science

• Member of the National Honor History Fraternity
• 2004 Wagner College Alumni Fellows Award in Political Science

Owner/Broker – Colts Neck Realty, in business over 30 years

• Past President Women’s Council of Realtors
• Past member of Monmouth County Association of Realtors Executive Board
• Member of National and New Jersey Association of Realtors

First woman elected to Matawan Borough Council

• Founding Member and Past President of the Matawan League of Women Voters
• Played a leading role in fighting Imperial Oil Company after it was found to be dumping toxic waste at Burnt Fly Bog, now designated as a Federal Super Fund Site
• Assisted in the restoration of Town Hall
• Participated in the purchase of Matawan’s wetlands with 80% of the funding from the Green Acres Program
• Headed Matawan’s Historic Preservation Program, during which time the group purchased and restored the borough’s most historic 1700’s era mansion

Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and Committeewoman of Colts Neck Township, 1997-2006

• Colts Neck Historian – in the forefront of Historic Preservation
• Served as Township Committee Liaison to Colts Neck Police Department, local schools, regional high school, county government, and the September 11th Memorial Committee
• Served as Earle Naval Weapons Station Liaison  and is leading the fight to stop residential development at Earle

Elected to first term on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders – 2005

• Served as Director of the Board – 2008, 2010
• Spearheaded the 0% tax increase for the 2008 County Budget
• Freeholder member to County Planning Board, Parks and Recreation Commission, and Library Commission
• Formed the blue ribbon panel of the “Save the Horse” Committee, as an advocacy group for the economic viability of the equestrian community
• Oversees the function of the Park System, Public Services and Regulation, including the Sheriff’s Office, Correctional Institution and the County Clerk
• Member of the Board of School Estimate for both Brookdale Community College and the Monmouth County Vocational Schools
• Serves on the Police Academy Board of Directors and the County’s Emergency Management Council
• Is in the forefront of farmland preservation – 11,000 acres to date
• Proponent of the Park System – 15,000 acres to date with a goal of 19, 000 acres
• Welcomed the 100,000,000 visitor to a Monmouth County park
• Appointed by Governor Corzine to the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority (FMERPA), leading the effort to save the Veteran’s Hospital 2009 – Elected Vice Chair
• Fought and stopped a Federally Exempt Solid Waste Rail Station in Freehold Township
• Directed a challenge to the new FEMA Flood Zone Maps
• Chaired the County’s 325th Anniversary celebration that featured the county historic sites, programs and resources - 2008
• Strong proponent of the Monmouth County Library System

Recipient of the 2008 Marine Corp League “Distinguished Citizen” Award
2008 “Person of the Year” – Sheriff’s Officers Fraternal Order of Police Local #50

A resident of Colts Neck Township, is married to Donald Burry, has one daughter, Lenore and two grandchildren.