DeMarzo remains mayor, appeals decision

Wildwood Mayor Gary DeMarzo is appealing the decision by a state Appeals Court, which gave him 20 days to decide whether he wanted to stay in office or retain his position as a city police officer.

DeMarzo, who ascended to his current position after former mayor Ernie Troiano and commissioner Bill Davenport were ousted in a recall election in December, has served on City Commission for the past three years. During that time, he has been on unpaid leave from the Wildwood Police Department.

“One cannot make that kind of decision in 20 short days,” he said, in an official statement released today. “I have been in office for approximately three years and, ironically, the Court alone took three months to come to their own decision. So, with the greatest respect for the Court process, I have requested the Court for a stay of the requirement that a decision be made until after an appeal of the Court's decision to the Supreme Court.”

Joe Hart of the Cape May County Herald has more coverage HERE.