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Claudia and Tony McClenny provide the
Bethany-Beach.Net website,
which
was created to promote our town, its citizens, visitors and services.
We purchased our home in Bethany Beach in 1984 and on August 1, 2000, one day after Tony's second retirement, we became permanent residents.
Claudia was employed for 20 years by an leading electronics firm where she served as the director of both accounting and human resources. She is an active member of the Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company (BBVFC) Ladies Auxiliary (where she currently serves as President), a member of the Women's Civic Club and participates in the bi-weekly gathering of our local Scrabble players.
In October 2001 and May 2002, Claudia and Tony participated in the Bethany Beach Centennial Picnics as volunteers.
In May, 2002 the members of our homeowner association elected Claudia as a Member of our Board of Directors and Treasurer.
For 30 years, Tony was employed as a retail business executive. At the end of that first career, he was responsible for the operation of 10 retail stores with 1,400 employees and annual sales of $ 140 million dollars. During the last 14 years of that career, he developed a computer hobby that eventually involved online information systems. After his first retirement, he and a friend turned their hobby into a commercial enterprise and became one of the first Internet Service Providers (ISP) in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. They later purchased two competitors and the company grew successfully and profitably, while establishing a highly respected reputation. In mid 2000 they sold the business and Tony retired for a second time.
Tony was a charter member of the Capital Area Systems Operator
Association from 1985 until 1999, where he served as an officer and member of the
Board of
Directors for a number of years.
As a charter member of the
US Internet Industry Association,
Tony was elected to serve as a member of the Board of
Directors for several years.
In May, 2001 the members of
our homeowner association elected
Tony as a member of our Board of Directors.
Having attended most Town Council and Planning Commission meetings since August,
2000, Tony became very interested in taking a more active role in our community
and in September, 2001 the Town Council appointed him to serve as a member of
the Charter and Ordinance Review Committee. In both 2002 & 2003, Tony was
appointed to serve as a member of our Election Board. During 2002-2003, he
served as a member of the Shuttle Bus committee and provided suggestions to the
Town Communication Committee during both the first and second developmental
stages of the Town Website. On September 7, 2003 our Town Council elected Tony
as a member of the town's Planning Commission, where he served until he was
elected to the Bethany Beach Town Council.
During the last three months of 2001, even though
told it couldn't be done, Tony "negotiated" with the United States Post Office (USPS)
for local home mail delivery to residents of town who live east of Route 1. In
January, 2002 the USPS began delivery to homes east of Route 1. You may
have read about the event in The Delaware Wave
newspaper article.
Both of us are active in the
Bethany Beach Christian Church, and we
have
enjoyed the process of establishing many business and personal relationships in
the Bethany Beach area. During 2002-2003 Tony served on the Bethany Beach
Christian Conference Center
board of directors.
Tony served on the Board of Directors of the Bethany Beach Landowners'
Association from 2002-2004 as Treasurer and Membership Chairman,
when he followed BBLA's unwritten policy and resigned his position as a board
member upon his election to the Bethany Beach Town
Council.
Tony served as a member of the Board of Directors of The Friends of South Coastal Library for several years.
Tony has been a member of the Bethany Beach Town Council since 2004 where he has served as Secretary/Treasurer, Vice Mayor, Chairman of the Charter and Ordinance Review Committee, Chairman of the Design Review Committee and currently serves as Mayor.