Quick Bio: Council Candidate Estelle Klein

Incumbent John Young (R) and newcomer Estelle Klein (R) will run uncontested for two open council seats while Sylvia Petillo (R) will run alone for a mayoral re-election in Hopatcong on Nov. 8.

Patch asked each candidate to fill out the questionaire below. Here are responses from Klein, who didn't provide Patch a photo or her age. Click for Young and for Petillo.

Name: Estelle Klein

Age: Did not answer.

Occupation: Real estate broker

Previous Elected or Appointed Positions: Councilwoman for six years; Juvenile Conference Committee for 25 years; Board of Health for 15 years; chairman of the Municipal Assistance for 10 years

Other Community Associations: Charter member of the Hopatcong Woman’s Club; Hopatcong Republican Club member; founder of the Hopatcong Animal Haven Inc.

How long have you lived in Hopatcong? I lived in Hopatcong for 54 years.

What do you see as the most pressing issues in a coming term, and what would you do about them? The most pressing issues facing Hopatcong today are all about spending. We need to control our spending in order to make our community more affordable. To be successful we have to spend according to what we need and not according to what we want. We should continue to look for shared services that save the borough money and benefit the residents. Also pursue energy efficiency programs that reduce energy costs and reduce our carbon footprint. The Borough should continue to explore redevelopment opportunities throughout the town so we can create new streams of revenue and jobs.

What's one fact about you that most voters probably don't know? One fact that most voters probably don’t know about me is that I use to work for the second largest advertisement agency in the world, Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborne Inc. I also worked on the General Electric Theater with Ronald Reagan.