Former Lakewood Planning board member Mr. follman who forced positive changes to the masterplan before it was implemented and voted on. Reports surfaced that Mayor Coles was pressured to remove him by not reappointing him to the board for which he served on for many years. In an interview with The Voice Of Lakewood, Mr Follman attributed his removal from the board to his dissenting vote on the Master plan. TVOL reached out to Mayor Coles who declined to comment on the matter but he said the non reappointment had no connection to how he voted on the Planning board.Former Lakewood Planning board member Mr. follman who forced positive changes to the masterplan before it was implemented and voted on. Reports surfaced that Mayor Coles was pressured to remove him by not reappointing him to the board for which he served on for many years. In an interview with The Voice Of Lakewood, Mr Follman attributed his removal from the board to his dissenting vote on the Master plan. TVOL reached out to Mayor Coles who declined to comment on the matter but he said the non reappointment had no connection to how he voted on the Planning board.