Franklin Township News

Recycling 2012

View recycling flyer (.pdf)

Please bring clean recycling materials to the Franklin Township Recycling Center located at the Township Garage on Asbury-Broadway Road. Our recycling center is open the first Saturday and the third Wednesday of every month as follows:

First Saturday of every month: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Third Wednesday of every month: 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM

The following materials are accepted at our site: newspapers string-tied in bundles only (not in plastic bags), glass containers (green, brown, clear), plastic containers (PET #1, #2, and #3 only), aluminum and tin cans. Materials such as cardboard, junk mail, office paper, etc. are accepted at the Warren County District Landfill at 500 Mt. Pisgah Ave., White Township. Call (908) 453-2174 for details. Items such as used batteries, old computer parts, hazardous waste, etc. are accepted at the District Landfill on selected dates only. Private sanitation companies in the township offer curbside pick-up of certain recyclables. Please contact your garbage hauler for details. If you have any questions regarding the Franklin Township Recycling Program please call our Recycling Coordinator, Roger Bulava after 5:00PM at (908) 689-4809. Thank you for your efforts in keeping Franklin Township "Clean and Green."

Effective January 2011, it is against the law to dispose of electronic waste (computers, monitors, laptops, TVs, etc.) in your garbage. The Electronics Waste Management Act requires that these items be returned to designated collection points. The nearest collection point to Franklin Township is The Best Buy store at 1202 New Brunswick Rd., Phillipsburg, NJ 08865. Store hours are Monday - Thursday 10AM-9PM, Friday and Saturday 9AM-9PM, Sunday 10AM-7PM. You may call Best Buy toll free at (888) 237-8289. For other collection points, please refer to www.recyclenj.org or call (866) 337-5669.

2012 E-Waste Recycling

DEP Advises Residents to Recycling Tvs and Computers, as Successful E-Waste Recycling Program Enters Second Year

Unwanted televisions, computers, electronic tablets, e-book readers, and monitors that have been replaced by new electronic holiday gifts cannot be tossed into the trash but must be recycled as required by the state's one-year-old Electronic Waste Management Act, which generated an estimated 40 million pounds of recycled e-waste last year in New Jersey, DEP Commissioner Bob Martin said today.

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Dog Licensing Information

2012 Dog Licenses are not available until January 3, 2012. We only accept exact change or checks for payment of dog licenses. Please made checks payable to Township of Franklin.

All dogs must be licensed during the month of January -
$8.00 spayed/neutered
$11.00 not spayed/neutered
Proof of Rabies good through November 1st of the licensing year.

Additional Curbside Brush Pick-Up - For Storm Related Damage ONLY

No Whole Trees accepted. No limbs larger than 8 feet in length and 4 inches in diameter, cut edge to face road. DPW will be coming around as time warrants to assist township residents.

New Jersey HomeKeeper Program Announced

The New Jersey Housing Mortgage Finance Agency has announced the New Jersey HomeKeeper program funded thru a grant from United States Treasury's Hardest Hit Fund. The Homekeeper Program offers financial help to homeowners who are in danger of losing their home as a direct result of unemployment or underemployment. New Jersey HomeKeeper provides assistance in the form of a second mortgage loan, repayable only if the homeowner sells, refinances, transfers or ceases to occupy the subject property within 10 years from the date of the assistance loan. New Jersey HomeKeeper loan proceeds may be used to cover arrearages and/or an approved amount of the homeowner's monthly mortgage payment, including property taxes, property insurance, and mortgage insurance. Housing Counseling is also provided to prospective applicants at no cost. Eligible homeowners may receive financial assistance of up to $48,000.00 for a period not to exceed 24 months.

If you know of constituents that may be interested in the program please direct them to www.njhomekeeper.gov or have them contact the toll-free HomeKeeper call center at (855)-NJ-KEEP-1

From the Warren County Mosquito Control Commission

Changes made to the NJ Pesticide Regulation adopted in the fall of 2001, according to NJAC 7:30-9.10(e)1: "Notification shall be made by mailing or delivering a packet of information annually, to the municipality to be sprayed. Notification shall be mailed or delivered to the municipality's designated responsible official". See Sample Notice. 

Mosquito - West Nile Virus

View updated notice (10/07)

The Warren County Mosquito Commission has been trapping mosquitoes around the county and having them tested regularly for various viruses.  This week a sixth sample tested positive for West Nile Virus.  While mosquito populations are low in general, the documentation of virus in the mosquito population is reason for residents to take precautions to prevent exposure to bites. 

Information was circulated earlier in the month but links provided below are more current and emphasize the need for attention to this matter. 

Warren County has never had any cases of West Nile Virus documented in humans and we are working to keep it that way. 

Below are two links for press releases related to the current status of West Nile virus in New Jersey:

• One recently issued by the
  NJ Department of Environmental Protection
• Another from the
  NJ Department of Health and Senior Services

The Centers for Disease Control has general information available about this mosquito-borne virus and what residents can do to protect themselves.

Senior Survey

The Warren County Division of Aging & Disability Services is launching its most extensive assessment ever to identify the activities, programs, and services to be offered through the five Warren County Senior Centers.

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Rabies Clinic

Franklin Township Rabies Clinic
December 3rd, 2-4 pm
Franklin Township Road Garage 172 Asbury-Broadway Road

Solutions to Stormwater Pollution

Easy Things You can Do Every Day To Protect Our Water
Read brochure (.pdf)  /  www.cleanwaternj.org

2010 Warren County Community Health
Improvement Survey

The Warren County Community Health Coalition (CHIC) has launched its first online community wide health information survey for residents ages 18 and over. The survey includes several sections: nutrition, physical activity, alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, mental health awareness, transportation use and issues, access to health care, general health status, and quality of life issues. The survey is being administered via surveymonkey.com at the following link: www.surveymonkey.com/s/WCCHIS. Residents can also go to the Warren County website www.co.warren.nj.us and click the survey link.

Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony

December TBD