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908.756.0080
15 Mountain Blvd
Watchung, NJ 07069
Planning Board
Member Information
Authority: N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23 et. seq. Code 28-701
Members: 9 Regular Members; 2 Alternate Members for 2-year terms. All Members must be residents, except for Class II; comprised of following categories:
- Class I – Mayor or Mayor’s designee for term of office
- Class II – Borough Official (not of Council) appointed by Mayor, may be member of Environmental Commission who is also member of Planning Board, for same term as other board
- Class III – Member of Council, appointed by Council, for 1-year term
- Class IV – Residents of Borough appointed by Mayor for 4-year terms, hold no other office except 1 may be of Zoning Board of Adjustment OR Historic Preservation Commission, 1 may be member of Board of Education, 1 may be member of Environmental commission (who is also in Planning Board) unless there is a member of Zoning Board of Adjustment or Historic Preservation Commission and a member of Board of Ed. Term of 4-years
Ronald Jubin, Ph.D. - Class I
Mayor’s term
Karen Pennett - Class II
Ending 12/31/2026
Robert Gibbs - Class III
Ending 12/31/2024
Tracee Schaefer, Chair - Class IV
Ending 12/31/2024
Don Speeney, Vice Chair - Class IV
Ending 12/31/2025
Stephen Pote - Class IV
Ending 12/31/2024
Troy Sims - Class IV
Ending 12/31/2026
Ellen Spingler - Class IV
Ending 12/31/2025
Jennifer Kobliska - Class IV
Ending 12/31/2027
Jackie Bodnar, Alt. #1 - Class IV
Ending 12/31/2025
Dustin M. Antonio, Alt. #2 - Class IV
Ending 12/31/2024
Board Officials
Board Attorney:
Francis P. Linnus, Esq.
11 Clyde Road, Suite 201
Somerset, NJ 08873
(732) 873-0500
[email protected]
Board Engineer: Richard Calbi, Brightview Engineering
Contact
Catherine Furlan, Board Clerk
Tel. (908) 756-0080 ext. 238
[email protected]
15 Mountain Boulevard
Watchung, NJ 07069