Former Mayor and Passaic County Commissioner Pat Lepore was honored on Wednesday evening, for his retirement from the Woodland Park Planning Board after serving 23 years.

He served as the Chairman of the Planning Board from 2012 until his retirement in April.

Lepore's service on the board has been an invaluable asset to the community, during which the Borough revised the Master Plan and undertook a property revaluation. His extensive experience with Municipal Land Use Law has assured that the appropriate use and development of private and public properties were paramount and that applicant proposals, and the positions of those objecting to proposals, were fairly reviewed, while the interests of the Borough were preserved.