

Jim Mehaffey has been a resident of West
Deptford for the past 48 years. His wife and he have two daughters, Chelsea, a
junior at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, and Rachel, a freshman at
Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. Both were educated in the West Deptford
Township School System.
Jim has been a member of the Board of
Education for the past nine years; seven of those years were as School Board
President.
Jim’s viewpoint: “The opportunity to serve
the residents of West Deptford as a member of the school board has truly been a
rewarding and eye-opening experience. In these troubled economic times it is
important for an elected official to be fiscally responsible while exploring
different alternatives to saving taxpayer dollars. As a school board member my
primary focus has always been - and will continue to be - providing a quality
education to our children at a reasonable cost, while being mindful of the tax
impact to the community.”
Jim plans to continue to educate himself on
the topics that will help prepare him and his fellow board members for the
difficult decisions that will have to be faced in the future.