Meet Highland Park's newest council member
HIGHLAND PARK – The newest member of the Borough Council has been seated.
Jason Postelnik was sworn in Tuesday to fill the council seat vacated by Elsie Foster, who was selected last month to serve as mayor following the resignation of Mayor Gayle Brill Mittler last year.
Postelnik works as a legal specialist for the Office of Policy and Standards Development in the New Jersey State Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development.
He previously served as lead counsel for the Local Government Section of the New Jersey State Office of Legislative Services, Central Management Unit and a deputy attorney general in the Elections and Corrections/State Police Sections of the New Jersey State Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Law.
A 15-year borough resident, Postelnik has served as a member of the Highland Park Housing Authority since July 2020. He has a wife and two daughters.
"Speaking on behalf of my colleagues on the council, I congratulate Jason Postelnik on his appointment (Tuesday) to fill the open position on the Highland Park Borough Council," the mayor said in a statement. "We look forward to working with him in the years ahead, to improve public safety, to advance redevelopment, and to raise the quality of life in Highland Park. Jason has considerable experience in NJ State government, including nearly a decade as lead counsel of the local government section of the Office of Legislative Services. I'm sure his perspective will be very valuable in our work and I welcome him warmly to our team."
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Postelnik said he loves Highland Park and was looking for opportunities to get more deeply involved.
"I am greatly humbled by the support of the council, in selecting me for this role. I am eager to get to work with them, to make Highland Park even better," Postelnik said in a statement.
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