Feiner Named To Fill Tarpon Springs Council Seat

ARDLEY, PA — A former Yardley Borough council member has been selected to once again serve on the board.
Uri Feiner, a health and wellness consultants who served on the council from 2014-17, was unanimously selected to fill an open seat on the council Tuesday evening. He had been one of six volunteers seeking to fill the post.
"I am honored to return to council and look forward to being of service to the community," Feiner said Tuesday following the 6-0 council vote.

The seat became open when councilman-elect Patrick McGovern declined to accept his seat on the board.
His decision came after McGovern publicly acknowledged having run a fake Facebook account on which he made racist and otherwise insensitive posts on local pages. McGovern, a Democrat, apologized publicly and said the account was meant to be parody.
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The day after November's elections, in which Democrats took control of a Yardley council formerly controlled by Republicans, then-Councilwoman Sandi Brady, a Republican, resigned her seat, citing McGovern's posts and an otherwise "toxic" atmosphere on the council as reasons.
Council members selected colleague Ryan Berry, an independent who had been defeated in his bid for re-election, to serve the remaining two years of Brady's term.

Feiner's appointment is for a two-year term, which expires at the end of 2021.
Besides Feiner, five other applicants were interviewed Tuesday for the position: Matthew Curtin, an investment banker, Dan Mohn, a technology professional who previously served on council from 2004-2007, Dawn Perlmutter, whose background is in academia and currently works as a consultant for law enforcement agencies, George Weremijenko, a restaurant and franchise owner and Victoria Czechowski, a start-up founder with a background in consumer healthcare marketing.
"It's a testament to this community that we had so many qualified applicants interview for the position," said Council President David Bria. "Ultimately, Feiner's recent experience on council made him the best choice to hit the ground running."
Feiner lives on North Main Street with his wife, the former poet laureate of Bucks County, and their two sons. Feiner will take the oath of office at the next council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m.