Agendas & Minutes of Public Meetings
2024
Important Facts and Information
Mayor and Township Council
Quick Facts - General Characteristics
Land Area – 9.0 Square Miles
Population – approx. 24,968
Median Age – 43.8
Persons Per Square Mile – 2,606
Per Capita Income - $60,896
Median Household Income - $131,732
Households - 8,761
Median Housing Value - $497,900
Median Rent - $1,584
Shady Rest Country Club – www.ShadyRestCountryClub.com/
Frazee House – www.FrazeeHouse.org
Osborne Cannonball House – www.HistoricalSocietyspfnj.org
Jewish Community Center of Central Jersey – www.jccnj.org
Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA – www.fspymca.org
Shackamaxon Country Club – www.Shackamaxoncc.com
Ashbrook Golf Course – www.AshbrookGolfCourse.com
Scotch Plains Department Directory
Administration
Al Mirabella, Township Manager
(908) 322-6700 ext. 313
Margaret Heisey, Deputy Township Manager
(908) 322-6700 ext. 314
Tom Strowe, Director of Redevelopment/Municipal Housing Liaison
(908) 322-6700 ext. 317
Clerk
Bonnie Lacina, Township Clerk
(908) 322-6700 ext. 211
Finance
Anders Hasseler, Chief Financial Officer
(908) 322-6700 ext. 200
Inspections Department
Robert LaCosta, Building, Engineering & Health
(908) 322-6700 ext. 306, 308, 309, 310
Library
The Scotch Plains Public Library
1927 Bartle Ave, Scotch Plains, NJ
(908) 322-5007
www.scotlib.org
Michelle Willis, Library Director
(908) 322-5007 ext. 202
Municipal Court
Court Administrator Office
(908) 322-6700 ext. 215
Jalessa Lewis, Court Administrator
Office of Emergency Management
430 Park Ave
www.scotchplainsnj.gov/OEM
Dennis VanNatta, OEM Director
(908) 322-6700 ext. 185
Public Safety
Police
Scotch Plains Police Department
430 Park Ave, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
(908) 322-7100
www.scotchplainspolice.org
Jeff Briel, Police Chief
(908) 322-7100 ext. 102
Public Works Department
Frank DiNizo, Director
(908) 322-6700 ext. 243 or 244
Recreation Department
Julie Buonaguro, Director Parks & Recreation
(908) 322-6700 ext. 222
Rescue Squad
1916 Bartle Ave, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Daniel Sullivan, Rescue Squad Chief
(908) 322-2103
www.scotchplainsrescuesquad.com
Scotch Plains Fire Department
Station #161 (430 Senger Place)
Station #162 (1910 Raritan Road)
www.scotchplainsnj.gov/fire-department
John Lestarchick, Fire Chief
(908) 322-6700 ext. 500
Tax Assessor
Mike Ross, Tax Assessor
(908) 322-6700 ext. 206
Tax Collector
Rhia Correia, Tax Collector
(908) 322-6700 ext. 210