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Resident Janet Tremont alleges mayor shared her photo without permission, presses council on police vehicle use and staffing
Summary
At the July 15 Roseland council meeting, resident Janet Tremont accused Mayor Spango of sharing her photograph and name without consent and criticized the borough's handling of police vehicle assignments, staffing gaps and an unsigned response letter; the council did not take formal action during the meeting.
Janet Tremont, a Roseland resident who gave her address as 38 Leonard Terrace, told the borough council at its July 15 meeting that she received an undated, unsigned letter she said was prepared by borough officials and counsel and that it failed to address concerns she raised months earlier about police operations. "The pronoun I is used consistently throughout the letter, but no one actually signed it," she said.
Tremont said she was "deeply offended" that, she alleges, Mayor Spango shared a photograph of her and her name with at least 10 people, including police leadership, council members and the board attorney without her permission. "You disregarded my privacy, safety, and well-being," she said, calling the action "insensitive and unbefitting" of the mayor's position.
Tremont also raised operational questions about the Roseland Police Department, saying the department had not appointed a chief in five years, had no captains and had only two lieutenants. She questioned why the police director reportedly had exclusive use of a high-performance vehicle with confidential plates and a PDE ZPass and why off-duty lieutenants were allowed to take cars home on weekdays but not weekends. "If he's entitled to a car, it should be a Ford ... or something similar," she said, criticizing what she called a lack of transparency and follow-up from borough leadership.
Council members did not take formal action on Tremont's complaints during the meeting. The attendee said she had email and phone records going back months and asked why her earlier in-person comments had not prompted a clearer response from council. The mayor and other officials did not provide a detailed rebuttal on the record; the meeting moved on to other agenda items.
Why this matters: Tremont's public statements raise privacy and governance questions about how the borough handles resident complaints and internal communications about personnel and equipment use. The council did not resolve the concerns in public during the July 15 meeting, and Tremont said she did not want an immediate response.
What's next: The transcript records Tremont's requests for follow-up and documentation; she asked the council to answer her questions rather than "sit in silence." No directive to staff or a formal referral appears in the meeting record.
