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Township of Knowlton Municipal Building
Address
628 Route 94
Columbia, NJ 07832
Contact Info
(908) 496-4816, FAX: (908) 496-8144
www.knowlton-nj.com
Mayor
Debra Shipps, (908) 217-0836
Email: dshipps@knowlton-nj.com
Committee Members
Meetings: 2nd Monday of each month and 4th Mondays are as needed
| Name | Phone Number | Term Exp. | |
| Debra Shipps, Mayor | (908) 217-0836 | dshipps@knowlton-nj.com | 12/2025 |
| Matthew Baley, Deputy Mayor | (908) 528-0387 | mbaley@knowlton-nj.com | 12/2027 |
| James Mazza | (570) 396-8043 | Jmazza@knowlton-nj.com | 12/2026 |
| Adele Starrs | (908) 619-7394 | astarrs@knowlton-nj.com | 12/2028 |
| Ryan Lembeck | (908) 268-7635 | rlembeck@knowlton-nj.com | 12/2028 |
| Acting Clerk – Kailene Pierson | (908) 496-4816 ext. 6 | clerk@knowlton-nj.com |
| Deputy Clerk – Doreen Apgar | (908) 496-4816 ext. 6 | doreen@knowlton-nj.com |
| Office Assistant – Maryann Gingerelli | (908) 496-4816 ext. 6 | administrativeasst@knowlton-nj.com |
| Chief Financial Officer – Christine Rolef | (908) 496-4816 ext. 6 | cfo@blairstowntwp-nj.com |
| Collector – Jennifer Harrington* | (908) 496-4816 ext. 4. Hours: Tues 5:00-8:00 p.m. | tax@knowlton-nj.com |
| Assessor – Richard Motyka** | (908) 496-4816 ext. 5 Hours: Wed 4:30-6:30 p.m. | warrencountynjassessor@yahoo.com |
| Attorney – Tara St. Angelo of Gebhardt & Kiefer | (908) 735-5161 | |
| N.J. State Police Hope Barracks | (908) 459-5000 | |
| Engineer – French & Parrello | (908) 850-0977 | |
| Construction Office NJDCA Local Code Enforcement*** | (908) 496-4816 ext. 1 Hours: Tues/Th 8:00-10:00 am | https://www.nj.gov/dca/codes/offices/localcode.shtml |
| Fire Inspector Official -NJDCA Fire Safety Inspector | (609) 633-6132 | http://firesolutions.dca.nj.gov |
| Zoning Officer – George Boesze**** | (908) 496-4816 ext. 2 Hours: Tues 9:00 am-1:00 pm | zoning@knowlton-nj.com |
| Emergency Mgt. Coordinator – Vince Gaeta | (201) 213-0028 | vgaeta@knowlton-nj.com |
| Recreation- Kathy Cuntala | 908-619-1353 | recreation@knowlton-nj.com |
| Fire Dept. Knowlton Twp. Fire & Rescue Co. No. | (908) 475-4268 | |
| Fire Chief – Travis Christine | (908) 256-4803 | chief41ktfr@gmail.com |
| Emergency Medical Service Knowlton Fire & Rescue Co. | (908) 475-4268 | EMSCaptain@knowltonfirerescue.com |
| DPW Garage | (908) 496-4265 | dpw@knowlton-nj.com |
| ACO – Bonnie Waseleski | (973) 222-8586 |
**Office Hours Wednesday 4:30-6:30 p.m.
***Hours for the Construction Office are Tuesday and Thursday 8:00-10:00 a.m.
****Hours for the Zoning Officer Tuesdays 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Land Use Board
Meetings: 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
| Clayton Taylor, Chairperson | (908) 496-4333 | |
| Doreen Apgar, Secretary | (908) 496-4816 ext. 6 | |
| Glenn Gavin, Attorney | (908) 979-9090 |
Environmental Commission
Meetings: Second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
Historic Commission
Meetings: 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
| Hal Bromm Chairman | halbromm@gmail.com |
(Meetings, unless otherwise noted, are held at the Municipal Building.)