Delaney elected CPG chair for remainder of 2021

Joe Naiman

Village News Reporter

Eileen Delaney was selected as the Fallbrook Community Planning Group chair for the rest of 2021.

Delaney had been the acting chair since Jack Wood resigned effective Aug. 1. Wood and his wife, Joyce, moved to the Meadowbrook Retirement Village in north Escondido and community planning group members must live within the boundaries of the community planning area. The planning group bylaws state that if the chair dies, resigns, or is incapacitated the first vice-chair becomes chair for up to 60 days and an election must be called to determine the new chair. Delaney had been the first vice-chair before Wood's resignation.

The election took place at the Sept. 20 planning group meeting. Delaney received eight votes. Roy Moosa, who was also nominated, received five votes. Tom Harrington was not present at the meeting.

"I'm thanking everybody for their support, and I look forward to moving ahead," Delaney said.

Moosa had not planned to seek the chair position but accepted the nomination. "My attitude was if the planning group thought that was best for the planning group I would go for it," he said. "They thought Eileen was best, and that's OK with me. I'm fine with that."

Delaney was initially elected to the planning group in 2002 and has been reelected four times. She and her husband, Phil, moved from Orange County to Fallbrook in 1995.

"My number one goal is Fallbrook, doing what is best for Fallbrook," Delaney said.

Moosa had been the second vice-chair before Wood's resignation. He ascended to the position of first vice-chair when Delaney became the planning group chair. The position of second vice-chair is currently vacant.

The planning group chair, first vice-chair and second vice-chair are elected annually at the January meeting.

"I just appreciate everyone's hard work," Delaney said.