Planning Board
Members
Kippy Piedici - Chairwoman
Class IV Member
12/31/2025
Class IV Member
12/31/2026
Paul Damurjian - Vice Chairman Pro Temp
Class IV Member
12/31/2024
12/31/2023
John Crane
Class II Member
12/31/2023
Gary Baumann
Class III Member
12/31/2023
Daniel Eorio
Class IV Member
12/31/2024
John Ladyzinski
Class IV Member
12/31/2025
Lauren Manduke
Class IV Member
12/31/2024
Nicholas Cuozzo
Class IV Member - Alternate #1
12/31/2023
Class IV Member - Alternate #2
12/31/2024
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 Planner, David Banisch, PP, AICP; Banisch Associates, Inc. 908-782-0835
- Board Engineer, Bryce D. Good, PE, CPESC, Finelli Consulting Engineers, Inc. 908-835-9500
- Township Planner, David Schley, PP, AICP 908-204-3004
- Board Secretary, Cyndi Kiefer 908-204-3026
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.