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Mount Arlington council approves playground replacement, housing ordinances, firehouse expansion and multiple resolutions
Summary
At its March 3 meeting the Mount Arlington Borough Council unanimously adopted a slate of ordinances (including a $100,000 playground appropriation and a $300,000 firehouse expansion) and passed multiple resolutions covering hires, contracts, and affordable‑housing plans.
The Mount Arlington Borough Council voted unanimously on a package of ordinances and resolutions at its March 3 meeting. Key actions included:
• Ordinance 01‑2026: Appropriated $100,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for replacement of Fireman's Field playground equipment (adopted on second reading; motion by Councilwoman Fostle, second by Councilman BaRoss).
• Ordinance 06‑2026: Appropriated $300,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for expansion of main fire house apparatus bays (motion by Council President Delaney, second by Councilman Cangiano).
• Ordinances 02‑2026, 03‑2026, 04‑2026, and 05‑2026: Revisions to the borough’s land‑use and affordable‑housing ordinances (including repeal/replace of Article XVII on affordable‑housing obligations, establishment of the Howard Boulevard Train Station Inclusionary Zone, replacement of Article XVIII on development fees, and an update to the Valley Road Planned Unit Development zone); each was adopted with a recorded unanimous roll call.
On the consent slate the council approved resolutions 2026‑52 through 2026‑65. Notable items included hiring Richard Christie as a police officer (Resolution 2026‑55), awarding the 2026 annual laboratory sampling and analysis contract for the Mount Arlington sanitary landfill (2026‑56), and adoption of multiple affordable‑housing documents (2026‑58 through 2026‑61). The council also authorized Memorial Day parade road closures (2026‑57) and approved several tax‑refund and disabled‑veteran exemption actions (2026‑62 through 2026‑65).
All motions on the ordinances and the consent slate were recorded as unanimous: Aye — Councilman BaRoss, Councilman Cangiano, Councilwoman Fostle, Councilman Fuller, Councilwoman Galate, Council President Delaney; Opposed — none; Abstain — none.
Next steps: ordinances that were introduced or adopted will be filed as required and affordable‑housing documents will move forward according to municipal procedure.
