Council President John (Jack) Delaney

Jack Delaney served with the Morris County Sheriff's Office for more than 25 years. He was a Captain in charge of Administration, with a staff of 100.

After a full and rewarding career in law enforcement, while living in Dover, he was elected to the office of Alderman where he served six years.

Council President Delaney moved to Mount Arlington in 2013 and joined the Borough Council nine years ago. Jack serves as the Borough Emergency Management Coordinator along with the Chief of Police. He leads the Mount Arlington Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), and is the RESCUE, ALARM, CONFINE, EXTINGUISH/EVACUATE (RACES) Coordinator.

Jack and his wife, Gail, have 5 children and 8 grandchildren. After raising their children they moved to Mount Arlington when they found their dream house, and settled into the wonderful lake community.

 

Councilwoman Melissa Fostle

Melissa Fostle has served on the Mount Arlington Borough Council since January 2020. She is the Council’s Land Use Board liaison, has served on the board for eighteen years and has been the Vice Chairwoman for the last ten. Fostle currently chairs the Finance and Economic Development Committee for the Borough Council. She is also a Republican County Committee member for Mount Arlington District 4.

Fostle is a graduate of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. She is a licensed professional engineer in the State of New Jersey. Her primary work focus was the design and construction of state and federal highways. She is also experienced in land development and land use planning projects.

Melissa’s community focus is implementing sound fiscal management practices that allow the Borough to maintain a low municipal tax rate. She has encouraged smart growth principles and land use planning methods to facilitate positive development, and spearheaded the Borough of Mount Arlington’s Aesthetics Ordinance. Among her current projects are park improvement plans that will serve all Mount Arlington residents.

Melissa and her husband, Kevin O’Brien, are twenty-year residents of Lake Rogerene. Now that their daughter, a recent graduate from the Mount Arlington and Roxbury school districts, has chosen to continue her education at her mother’s alma mater, Rutgers, Melissa and Kevin are empty-nesters.

Councilwoman Fostle is dedicated to the Mount Arlington community and hopes to continue serving her fellow residents.

Councilman Dave BaRoss

Dave BaRoss has been serving on the Mount Arlington Borough Council since February 2023, having previously served on the Land Use Board for five years. He is Chair of the Personnel Committee, a member of the Public Safety Committee, and Council Liaison to the Board of Education.

Councilman BaRoss has a B. S. in Marketing from Ball State University. He is a retired senior marketing executive who spent more than 35 years in the financial consulting and high tech/telecom industries.

Dave and his wife, Beth, moved to Mount Arlington seven years ago. They live on Bertrand Island.

Prior to relocating to Mount Arlington, Dave volunteered for the American Cancer Society, and coached youth basketball and softball in Ridgewood, NJ. Immediately upon moving to Mount Arlington, he got involved in the community by volunteering with the Lake Hopatcong Foundation for the past seven years, and becoming a member of the Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum.

Dave loves Mount Arlington and the lake. He is dedicated to continuing working for all residents, the council, and the borough, to help ensure that Mount Arlington remains the safe, affordable lakeside oasis that attracted him to move here.

The BaRosses have been married for 37 years. They have two married daughters and two grandchildren.

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