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Main Number (973) 635-4600
Police - Non-Emergency (973) 377-0100
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PHONE
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Abandoned Cars on Street
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Police
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973-377-0100
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Abandoned Structures
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Police
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973-377-0100
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Accident Reports
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Police
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973-377-0100
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Accounts Payable
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Finance
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973-635-4600
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Additions - New
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Construction
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973-635-3202
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Additions - Inspections
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Construction
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973-635-3202
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Alarm Registration
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Police
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973-377-0100
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Animal Control (Dead or Stray)
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Animal Control - Police
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973-377-0100
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Landlord Registration
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Township Clerk
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973-635-3209
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Appliance Pickup
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Chatham Disposal Company – if a Customer
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973-379-1268
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Birth Certificates
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Issued in Town Where Born
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TBD
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Block & Lot Information
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Tax Assessor
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973-635-3207
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Board of Public Utilities
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800-624-0241
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Building Permits
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Construction
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973-635-3202
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Building Plan Copies
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Construction
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973-635-3202
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Business Licenses – Including Home Offices
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Zoning - Planning
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973-635-3204
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Cable TV Providers
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Comcast
Verizon FiOS |
800-934-6489
800-837-4966 |
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Cable TV Company Complaints to the NJ Board of Public Utilities
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800-624-0241
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Capital Improvements - Residences
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Construction
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973-635-3202
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Colony Recreation Center
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Recreation Director
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See Colony Pool Section of Website
973-635-3201 |
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Complaints - Residents
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Police
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973-377-0100
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Contractor Work Hours Permitted
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Construction
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973-635-3202
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Court
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Municipal Court is Administered by Madison Borough
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973-593-3206
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Death Certificates
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Registrar
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973-635-4600
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Decks (New & Inspections)
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Construction
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973-635-3202
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Deer – Dead in Roadway
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Police
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973-377-0100
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Deer – Dead on Property
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Property Owner Responsibility
Call Animal Recovery Service |
908-876-3341
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Deed Inquiries
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Tax Assessor
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973-635-3207
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Demolitions
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Construction
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973-635-3202
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Development Questions
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Zoning / Planning / Engineering
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See Township Departments Section
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Dog & Cat Licenses (Required)
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Animal Licenses
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973-635-3202
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Elections
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Township Clerk
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973-635-3209
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EMERGENCY
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Police - Fire - Medical
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Call 911
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Environmental Issues – General Concerns
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Environmental Commission
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973-635-4600
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Fences
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Construction
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973-635-3202
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Fire Departments
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Township Website – Departments – Public Safety
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Emergency Only Call 911
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Grass Not Cut – Property Maintenance Concerns
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Land Use
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973-635-3202
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Home Office - Regulations
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Zoning
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973-635-3204
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Homestead Rebates
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Tax Assessor (NJ 800-323-4400)
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Hunting
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Police
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973-377-0100
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JCP&L – Electric Utility
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800-436-7734
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Leaf & Brush Dumping – Tanglewood Lane Mulch Area
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Public Works
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973-377-5114
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Library of the Chathams
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973-635-0603
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Marriage Licenses
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Registrar
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973-635-3209
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Noise Disturbances
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Police
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973-377-0100
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Notary Public
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Township Clerk
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973-635-3209
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Open Public Records Request
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Township Clerk
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See Forms & Documents Section of Website
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Open Space Preservation
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Open Space Committee
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See Government Section of Website
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Ordinances
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See Online Code Book - Township Clerk
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973-635-4600
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Parks & Sports Field Maintenance - Issues
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Public Works
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973-377-5114
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Permits – When Are They Required
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Construction
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See Construction & Forms, Permits, Licenses Sections of Website
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PSE&G – Utility Outage
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800-436-7734
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Pools – Residential New Construction
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Zoning / Construction
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973-635-3202
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Power Outages
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800-436-7734
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Property Maintenance (Trash, Weeds, Grass Not Cut)
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Land Use
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973-635-3202
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Public Health Nuisance
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Health Department
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973-593-3079
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Recreation Programs, Information & Recreation
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Recreation
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See Recreation Section of Website
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Recycling
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Recycling
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See Recycling Section of Website
973-635-3207 |
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Roadway Hazards, Signs Needing Repair
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Public Works
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973-377-5114
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Rodent Complaints
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Health Department
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973-593-3079
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School Information
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School District of the Chathams (SDOC)
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973-457-2500
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Senior Citizen Programs
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Senior Services Center
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973-635-4565
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Senior Citizen Taxes
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Tax Assessor
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973-635-3207
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Sewer vs. Septic Questions
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Board of Health
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973-635-3209
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Sewer Bills
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Tax Collector
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See Online Payments Section of Website
973-635-3206 |
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Site Plan Copies
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Engineering
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973-635-3202
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Snow Removal – Roadways Questions
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Public Works
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973-377-5114
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Sports – Youth Leagues
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Recreation
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See Recreation Section of Website
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Street Maps
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Township Clerk
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973-635-4600
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Street Lights Not Working
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800-436-7734
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Surveys - Copy
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Zoning
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973-635-3204
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Survey Needed - Property
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Township Does Not Perform Surveys
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Contact Local Professionals
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Tanks (Fuel Oil) – Installation & Removal
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Construction
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973-635-3202
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Tax Assessments
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Tax Assessor
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973-635-3207
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Tax Bills
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Tax Collector
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973-635-3206
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Trash – Garbage Pickup
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Chatham Disposal Company
if you are a Customer |
973-379-1268
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Trash – Garbage Pickup
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Other Private Companies Hired By Residents
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Hired Company
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Trees & Shrubs Overhanging Sidewalks, Roads
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Public Works
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973-377-5114
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Tree Removal on Township Property
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Public Works
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973-377-5114
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Tree Removal Permits - Residential
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Construction
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See Also Forms, Permits, Licenses Section of Website
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Veteran Taxes
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Tax Assessor
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973-635-3207
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Voter Registration
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Township Clerk
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973-635-3209
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Water Main Problems
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New Jersey American Water Company
www.newjerseyamwater.com |
800-652-6987
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Wells
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Township Clerk
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973-635-3209
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Zone Maps – To Purchase
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Township Clerk
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973-635-3209
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Zoning Questions
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Zoning
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973-635-3204
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