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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
Frank Van Horn, 908-319-2615
Email: fmvanhorn@earthlink.net

Committee Members

Meetings: 2nd Monday of each month and 4th Monday’s are as needed

NamePhone NumberEmailTerm Exp.
Frank Van Horn, Mayor908-475-5664fvanhorn@knowlton-nj.com12/2025
James Mazza, Deputy Mayor570-396-8043jmazza@knowlton-nj.com12/2026
Matthew Baley908-528-0387mbaley@knowlton-nj.com12/2027
Debra Shipps908-217-3443dshipps@knowlton-nj.com12/2026
Michael Bates201-951-3443mbates3433@gmail.com12/2025
Acting Clerk – Kailene Pierson908-496-4816 ext. 6clerk@knowlton-nj.com
Deputy Clerk – Doreen Apgar908-496-4816 ext.6doreen@knowlton-nj.com
Office Assistant – Maryann Gingerelli908-496-4816 ext 6administrativeasst@knowlton-nj.com
Chief Financial Officer – Christine Rolef908-496-4816 ext.6cfo@blairstowntwp-nj.com
Collector – Jennifer Harrington*908-496-4816 ext.4 Tues 5:00pm-8:00pmtax@knowlton-nj.com
Assessor – Richard Motyka**908-496-4816 ext.5 Wed 4:30pm-6:30pmwarrencountynjassessor@yahoo.com
Attorney – Tara St. Angelo of Gebhardt & Kiefer908-735-5161
N.J. State Police Hope Barracks908-459-5000
Engineer – French & Parrello908-850-0977
Construction Office NJDCA Local Code Enforcement***908-496-4816 ext.1 Tues/Thurs 8:00am-10:00amNRO.inspectionrequests@dca.nj.gov.
email for inspection requests
Fire Inspector Official -NJDCA Fire Safety Inspector609-633-6132http://firesolutions.dca.nj.gov
Zoning Officer – George Boesze****908-496-4816 ext.2 Tues 9:00am-1:00pmzoning@knowlton-nj.com
Emergency Mgt. Coordinator – Mike Batesmbates3443@gmail.com
Recreation – Dennis Lembeck908-246-3737dennislembeck@yahoo.com
Fire Dept. Knowlton Twp. Fire & Rescue Co. No.908-475-4268
Fire Chief – Travis Christine908-256-4803chief@knowltonfirerescue.com
Emergency Medical Service Knowlton Fire & Rescue Co.908-475-4268EMSCaptain@knowltonfirerescue.com
DPW Garage – 908-496-4265dpw@knowlton-nj.com
ACO – Bonnie Waseleski 973-222-8586
*Office Hours Tuesdays 5:00-8:00 PM Or By Appointment
**Office Hours Wednesday 4:30-6:30 PM
***Hours for the Construction Office are Tuesday and Thursday 8-10 AM
****Hours for the Zoning Officer Tuesdays 9:00-1:00

Land Use Board

Meetings: 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

Clayton Taylor, Chairperson908-496-4333
Adele Starrs, Vice Chairperson
Doreen Apgar, Secretary908-496-4816 ext.6
Glenn Gavan, Attorney908-979-9090

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 Chairmanhalbromm@gmail.com

(Meetings, unless otherwise noted, are held at the Municipal Building.)