Lillian G. Burry

Monmouth County Board of County Commissioner

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

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, County Surrogate 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
Appointed by Governor Christie to the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA), chairs the Veterans’ Sub Committee and is a member of the Real Estate Sub Committee
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
2010 Monmouth County Historical Commission “Person of the Year”
A resident of Colts Neck Township, is married to Donald Burry, has one daughter and two grandchildren.