Planning Board
Members
Kathleen Mastrangelo - Chairperson
Class IV Member
12/31/2026
Tyler Seville - Vice Chairperson
Class IV Member
12/31/2029
Daniel Eorio - Vice Chairperson Pro Temp
Class IV Member
12/31/2028
Adam Subervi
Class I Member
12/31/2026
John Crane
Class II Member
12/31/2026
John Tompkins
Class III Member
12/31/2026
Joan Bannan
Class IV Member
12/31/2028
Lauren Manduke
Class IV Member
12/31/2028
Henry Schaefer
Class IV Member
12/31/2029
Julianne Smith
Class IV Member - Alternate #1
12/31/2027
Gagan Agarwal
Class IV Member - Alternate #2
12/31/2026
Planning Board
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.
Planning Board Staff:
- Board Attorney, Jonathan Drill, Esq.; Stickel, Koenig & Sullivan 973-239-8800
- Board Engineer, Aaron Schrager, PE, PP, CME, CPWM, Excelsior Consulting Engineers 551-265-0729
- Township/Board Planner, David Schley, PP, AICP 908-204-3004
- Board Planner, Allison Fahey, PP, AICP, Burgis Associates, Inc. 201-666-1811
- Board Secretary,
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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 the Board Secretary at 908-204-3026, Monday thru Friday, 8:30AM to 4:30PM.
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.
As of July 1, 2026, Bernards Township will no longer be using paper application forms. The application process will be completed via MuniCollab, an online application portal. Click on the "Planning Board Application Portal With MuniCollab" link below to get started. Please contact Board Secretary, Joanne Slaman, for additional submission requirements at 908-204-3026.