• Shade Tree Commission

    The Shade Tree Commission is charged with maintaining a healthy and safe community forest resource. Good management of our community forest will improve our air and water quality, reduce energy costs, increase property values, improve the health of our residents, and beautifies our Borough. The Shade Tree Commission enforces the Borough’s tree removal and tree...

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  • **Cancelled Land Use Board

    Borough Hall 77 Main Street, Stanhope, NJ, United States

    The Land Use Board ensures that proposed development within our Borough promotes the health, safety, and general welfare of our community as we grow. All proposed development must be presented before the Land Use Board for approval. In addition, the Land Use Board considers the appeals of decisions made by our Zoning Officer, interprets our...

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  • BRUSH PICKUP Extended to May 15th

    The Borough's brush and leaf collection program will be extended until May 15th. The Fall Leaf Program will begin on October 5th, 2020. The Fall Brush program will be the week of September 7th-11th, 2020. Residents may bring leaves and brush to the DPW yard at  7 Smith Street on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

  • Mayor & Council Meeting

    Borough Hall 77 Main Street, Stanhope, NJ, United States

    The Mayor and Council Work Session/Agenda and Regular Business Meetings for the Borough of Stanhope are held at the Municipal Building. Formal action may be taken at all Work Session/Agenda and Business meetings. All meetings are open to the public and public participation will be entertained but limited to five minutes for each speaker to...

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  • **Cancelled Board of Health

    The Board of Health, in conjunction with the Sussex County Health Department, provides an array of health promotion and disease prevention programs such as cancer screenings, blood pressure testing, and flu & pneumonia vaccinations. Environmental health services include inspection of restaurants and retail food vendors, inspection of public bathing facilities, free rabies immunization clinic, mosquito...

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  • **Cancelled Environmental Commission

    Borough Hall 77 Main Street, Stanhope, NJ, United States

    The Environmental Commission actively protects our natural resources, promotes Open Space, and offers educational programs to our residents. Every year the Environmental Commission co-sponsors a Community Clean-Up Day together with the NJ Clean Communities Program. The Environmental Commission meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:30PM at the Stanhope Municipal Building.

  • Armed Forces Day

    Armed Forces Day - President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country. On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army,...

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  • PRESS RELEASE Second Quarter Tax Payments

    Press Release May 1, 2020 On April 28th , 2020 Governor Murphy announced Executive Order 130 allowing, not mandating, municipalities to extend the grace period for second quarter taxes due May 1st , 2020 from May 11th , 2020 to June 1st , 2020. The Borough of Stanhope Governing Body at a special meeting held...

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  • Borough Hall Closed

    Please Note:  Borough Hall will be closed on May 25th in observance of Memorial Day.