The Township of Franklin
202 Sidney Road Pittstown, NJ 08867 PHONE: 908-735-5215 FAX: 908-735-7598 EMAIL: ftadmin@franklin-twp.org WEB: www.franklin-twp.org
MUNICIPAL OFFICE OPEN: Monday through Friday – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Tuesday Evening – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
POPULATION: 3,195 (2010 Census) AREA: 23.11 square miles
The land that became Franklin Township was the home of Delaware Indians for some 5,000 years before Quaker settlers from Burlington arrived soon after 1700. The most reliable records available about the early days of the Township are found in the minutes of the Friends’ Meeting in Quakertown, which was organized in 1733 and remains the last active Quaker establishment in Hunterdon County.
Franklin was set off from Kingwood Township on April 7, 1845 and in turn lost part of its land in 1865, along with Clinton and Union Townships, to form the Town of Clinton. Its borders have remained static since, embracing 23.3 square miles in the heart of Hunterdon. Villages and hamlets in Franklin are Cherryville (Dogtown until 1856), Quakertown (sometimes called Fairfview between 1834 and 1856) and Pittstown (Hoffs until the late 1700s), which also is partly in Alexandria and Union Townships. In earlier years, Landsdown, Sidney, Kingtown (King’s Mills) and Oak Grove also were busy settlements.
The township has some of the most productive soils in the state and a bounty of streams. The northern Uplands, in the Raritan River watershed, give rise to the Capoolong Creek. The southern Plateau, in the Delaware River watershed, has the Croton Swamp and headwaters of both the Lockatong and Wickecheoke Creeks. From its beginning, Frankling was a center of agriculture and still maintains much o fits rural character, boasting a wealth of scenic vistas.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
MAYOR Kathryn Blew … 908-735-5215
DEPUTY MAYOR Joseph Darocha … 908-735-5215 COMMITTEE – Susan Soloway … 908-735-5215 – Diane Burgess … 908-735-5215 – Craig Repmann … 908-735-5215
CLERK Ursula V. Stryker … 908-735-5215
DEPUTY CLERK/ADMIN. ASSISTANT Catherine Innella … 908-735-5215
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER Nate Barson … 908-899-1115
ATTORNEY Katrina Campbell, Esq., 1001 Route 517, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 … 908-852-2600
AUDITOR Nisivoccia, LLP, 200 Valley Road, Suite 300, Mt Arlington, NJ 07856 … 973-328-1825
CONSTRUCTION OFFICIAL Mark Fornacari … 908-735-5215
TECHNICAL ASSISTANT Jean Bahlman … 908-735-5215
CLEAN COMMUNITIES COORDINATOR Alan Dilley, 85 Locust Grove Road, Pittstown, NJ 08867 … 908-735-8384
ELECTRIAL SUBCODE OFFIAL Peter Buchanan … 908-735-5215
ENGINEER Richard Roseberry, Maser Consulting, PO Box 4017, Clinton, NJ 08809 … 908-238-0900
FAIR HOUSING ADMINISTRATOR … 908-735-5215
FINANCIAL DIRECTOR Diane Laudenbach … 908-735-5215
FIRE OFFICIAL Rich Dziminski … 908-735-2158
FIRE SUBCODE OFFICIAL Tom Lance … 908-735-5215
MUNICIPAL COURT Franklin Township Municipal Court, 1070 Route 202, Ringoes, NJ 08551 … 908-782-6855 –
JUDGE Edward Martin … 908-782-6855
OFFICE ON AGING MUNICIPAL COORDINATOR Sue Larson … 908-735-9445
PLUMBING SUBCODE OFFICIAL … 908-735-5215
RECYCLING COORDINATOR Alan Dilley, 85 Locust Grove Road, Pittstown, NJ 08867 … 908-735-8384
REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS Ursula V. Stryker … 908-735-5215
ROAD SUPERVISOR Alan Dilley, 85 Locust Grove Road, Pittstown, NJ 08867 … 908-735-8384
TAX ASSESSOR Mary Mastro … 908-735-5215
TAX COLLECTOR Ella Ruta … 908-735-5215
WELFARE DIRECTOR County of Hunterdon, Division of Social Services, 6 Gauntt Place, Flemington, NJ 08822 … 908-788-1300
ZONING OFFICER Allison Witt … 908-735-5215
PUBLIC SAFETY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR George Reichert … 908-735-5215
FIRE CHIEF Bradley Patkochis, PO Box 34, Pittstown, NJ 08867 … 908-735-5220
POLICE DEPARTMENT Franklin Township Police … 908-782-9594 – LIEUTENANT Tim Snyder … 908-735-6508
BOARDS AND COMMITTEES BOARD OF HEALTH – CHAIRMAN Kathryn Blew … 908-735-5215 – SECRETARY Ursula V. Stryker … 908-735-5215 – ATTORNEY Katrina Campbell, 1001 Route 517, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 … 908-852-2600 ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION – CHAIRMAN … 908-735-5215 LAND USE BOARD – CHAIRMAN Lisa Wood … 908-735-6539 – SECRETARY Jennifer Fisher … 908-735-5215 – ATTORNEY Roger Thomas, Dolan and Dolan, PO Box D, Newton, NJ 07860 … 973-383-1600 MEETINGS TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE – 2nd & 4th Thursday of Each Month at 7:30 pm, Municipal Building BOARD OF HEALTH – 2nd & 4th Thursday of Each Month at 8:00 pm, Municipal Building ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION – Last Monday of Each Month at 7:30 pm, Municipal Building PLANNING BOARD – 2nd & 4th Wednesday of Each Month at 7:30 pm, Municipal Building BOARD OF RECREATION COMMISSIONERS – 1st Tuesday of Each Month at 7:30 pm, Municipal Building
SCHOOLS:
K-8 Franklin Township School 908-735-7929
9-12 North Hunterdon High School 908-735-2846
