Departments

Offices are open Monday to Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Building Department

  • Building, Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical and Fire Subcode Permits
  • Phone: (908) 876-4711
  • [email protected]

 

Finance Department

  • Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable
  • Phone: (908) 876-3315 Option #5
  • [email protected]

Fire Prevention

  • Smoke detector/CO and fire extinguisher inspections,fire safety permits (for events), business fire prevention registration
  • Phone: (908) 876-8637
    Please leave a voicemail as inspectors may be in field.
  • [email protected]

Health Department

  • Food permits and training, septic/well permits and inspections, certificates of potability (needed for sales of homes with wells).
  • Phone (908) 876-3650
  • [email protected]

Municipal Court

  • Ticket payments, court appearance scheduling, expungements, court record requests
  • Phone (908) 876-3852
  • [email protected]

Planning & Zoning Boards

  • Site plan, variance and other applications
  • Phone: (908) 876-3652
    Tuesday and Thursday 8 to 11:30 a.m.
  • [email protected]

Public Safety

Phone: (908) 876-3232 (press 0 for dispatch)

  • Police, Fire, First Aid and Other Emergencies: 9-1-1
  • Chief of Police: [email protected]
  • Animal Control: 908-876-3232 x 0

Public Works

  • Streets, buildings and grounds maintenance; street opening and driveway permits; recycling
  • Phone: (908) 876-3382
  • [email protected]

Recreation and Senior Program

  • Recreation and senior programs; field use, and pavilion reservations
  • Phone: (908) 876-5941
    [email protected]
  • Senior Transportation: 908-876-8623

Tax Assessing

  • Property assessments, tax appeals, development fee calculations
  • Phone: 908-876-9132
  • [email protected]

Tax Collection

Zoning

  • Zoning permit aplications and complaint investigations
  • Phone: 908-876-3315 x 1246 Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. to noon
  • [email protected]

Administration & Clerk’s Office

  • Games of chance, liquor, taxi/limo, solicitor, event and other licenses and permits; records requests
  • Phone: (908) 876-3315  Option #2
  • [email protected]

Township Committee

The elected, governing body of the Township of Washington

Other Inquiries