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Planning Board

Mission Statement:

The Planning Board is responsible under state statute for preparing and adopting a Township Master Plan and for reviewing land use development within Bernards Township. The Planning Board is charged with reviewing subdivisions, site plans, planned development, conditional uses and certain variances. The Planning Board also reviews and recommends revisions to land use ordinances to the Township Committee.

Membership:

The Planning Board is made up of nine members and two alternate members. In addition, the Planning Board retains its own staff and consultants annually at its reorganization meeting.

Name	Membership	Term Expires
Ann Parsekian	Class IV Member	12/31/2012
Bert Fonde	Environmental Commission Representative - Class IV Member	12/31/2013
Carol Bianchi	Vice Chair - Class IV Member	12/31/2014
Carolyn Gaziano	Class III Member - TC Representative	12/31/2012
Gwenn Gilmore	Alternate 1 - Class IV Member	12/31/2013
Kevin Orr	Board of Adjustment Representative - Class II Member	12/31/2012
Mary Pavlini	Class I Member - Mayor	12/31/2012
Michael Viola	Alternate 2 - Class IV Member	12/31/2012
Peter Winter	Chairman - Class IV Member	12/31/2012
Randy Santoro	Class IV Member	12/31/2013
Richard Huckins	Class IV Member	12/31/2012

Meeting Schedule:

PLEASE TAKE NOTE that the Planning Board of the Township of Bernards will meet to discuss or act upon public business at 7:30 p.m. on each of the dates set forth below at the Municipal Building, Collyer Lane, Basking Ridge, NJ:

01/31/2012 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
02/07/2012 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
02/21/2012 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
03/06/2012 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
03/20/2012 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
04/03/2012 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
04/17/2012 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
05/08/2012 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
05/22/2012 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
06/05/2012 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
06/19/2012 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
07/17/2012 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
08/07/2012 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
08/21/2012 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
09/04/2012 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
09/18/2012 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
10/02/2012 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
10/16/2012 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
11/20/2012 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
12/04/2012 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
12/18/2012 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Notice of revisions or additions to the above schedule will be posted and advertised as required by law.

Public Participation: Residents are welcome to attend the public meetings of the Board and are invited to ask questions and provide comments and statements regarding applications that appear on the agenda. To review copies of applications for development, please contact, Frances Florio, Planning Board Secretary, at 908-204-3026.
As of June 6, 2006, the Planning Board has adopted the following procedure. There will be no new cases heard after 10:00 p.m. and no new witnesses or testimony will be heard after 10:30 p.m.

Additional Facts About Your Board

Planning Board Staff:
- Board Counsel, Stuart R. Koenig, Esq. Stickel, Koenig & Sullivan 973-239-8800
- Board Planner, David Banisch, PP Banisch Associates, Inc. 908-782-0835
- Board Engineer, Thomas J. Quinn, PE, EKA Associates 908-322-2030
- Township Planner, David Schley 908-204-3004
- Board Secretary, Frances Florio 908-204-3026