[3] Burry chose not to run for re-election in 2023 and was succeeded as commissioner by Erik Anderson, the former mayor of Shrewsbury, New Jersey.
[4] Lillian Beneforti was born in New York City, where she attended the local public schools and, later, Wagner College, where she graduated cum Laude with a double major (Political Science/History).
[5] Burry was elected to positions at the local level in both Colts Neck Township and Matawan.
She participated in the purchase of Matawan's wetlands with 80 percent funding from the state Green Acres Program, and played a leading role in fighting the Imperial Oil Company after the firm was discovered dumping at Burnt Fly Bog.
There were reports in local news media that she was preparing to run for re-election in 2023,[9] but she instead chose to retire.