After 12 Years on Lawrence Twp. Council, Pam Mount Announces She Will Not Seek Reelection in November

Lawrence Township Councilwoman Pam Mount, a Democrat who was first elected to township council in 1999, announced on Thursday, March 3, that she will not seek reelection in November.

The three-term council member – who served as mayor in 2001, 2005 and 2009 – said she wants to “focus her energies” on working with local, county and state organizations to promote sustainability and to spend more time with her family at Terhune Orchards, the 200-acre farm on Cold Soil Road she and her husband Gary own and operate.

“I value all the relationships I’ve made over the years with the wonderful people of Lawrence Township, who have always stepped up for causes when asked,” Mount said in a news release. “I am looking forward to continuing to make Lawrence Township a more sustainable, more livable community through my work with various nonprofit groups.”

Over the years, Mount has taken an active role in many of the issues affecting Lawrence Township, particularly land preservation and open space, environmental resource protection, affordable housing, business development, transportation issues, and cultural and historical events.

She created the township’s Open Space Committee, helped establish the Lawrence Nature Center, started the Lawrence Community Foundation, helped launch the Lawrence Hopewell Trail, and co-founded Sustainable Lawrence. She serves on several boards, including the National Guard Family Readiness Council.

Mount said she is looking forward to helping her daughter Tannwen make – which opened last year – a success.

In addition to the seat on the five-person township council currently held by Mount, two other seats - currently held by Democrat Michael Powers and Republican Bob Bostock - will be up for grabs in the election this November.