DEPARTMENTS

Public Works (Roads)

For the convenience of Manalapan Township residents, recycling facilities are available in the Public Works yard, located at 207 Route 522. Access to the facilities is made available Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Containers are available for newspaper, cardboard, co-mingled (cans, bottles, plastic), metal, electronics, household batteries and used clothing.

Regular office hours are Monday thru Friday from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm.

The Department of Public Works has many areas of responsibilities. Included are Road Maintenance, Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance, Grounds Maintenance, Building Maintenance, and Parks Maintenance. These are all accomplished with a staff of 27 full-time employees.

Maintenance of Township Roads

·Street and Traffic Signs: Work closely with the Police Traffic Department installing and maintaining all street and traffic signs on Township roads.

·Paving: Paving projects completed during 2008 were portions of Taylors Mills Road, Kipling Way and Dey Grove Road.  Mt. Vernon Road, LaValley Drive, Canvasback Road, Elizabeth Place, Jared Lane, Keats Court, Poe Place, Greenleaf Drive and Thoreau Drive were completely resurfaced in 2008.

·Sweeping of Township Roads: Approximately 170 miles of Township roads are swept twice a year, in Spring and Fall, as weather permits.

·Snow Plowing: Snowplows are dispatched when snow has accumulated to three (3) inches. Working in conjunction with County and State vehicles, all main roads within the Township are plowed first, insuring the passage of emergency vehicles. Secondary roads are plowed after main roads have been plowed with development roads being plowed after all main roads and secondary roads have been plowed. Township Ordinance #215-7A prohibits parking on any street within the Township when roads are snow covered and all parked vehicles are subject to being ticketed or towed at the owner’s expense. Township Ordinance #2003-23 prohibits the throwing, placing or depositing any snow or ice upon the public street in front of their property.

·Potholes: Potholes occur from freezing and thawing conditions and are filled as quickly as possible. Resident’s phone calls reporting potholes are welcomed.

State Stormwater Regulations

The State has recently passed new storm water regulations requiring ongoing maintenance of all storm sewers/catch basins. We ask that if you notice any debris lying on top of a storm sewer grate near your residence, to please clear it off or ask your landscaper to do so. This will help to alleviate any flooding issues during heavy Spring and Summer thunderstorms.

Detention basins throughout the Township are mowed on a bi-weekly schedule, weather permitting. If you notice an overgrown detention basin, please do not hesitate to contact the Public Works Department.

Other Services

LEAF RECYCLING

The following takes effect for all leaf collections:

·All leaves must be placed in biodegradable compost bags.

·These bags can be purchased at the Public Works Department on Mondays – Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The bags are sold in bundles of 5 for a cost of $2.00. You can also purchase these bags from local retailers.

·NO leaves will be collected that are not contained in these biodegradable bags.

·Bagged leaves containing twigs, grass, brush, weeds or other debris will not be collected.

·Please place bagged leaves at the curb, not in the street, on the first day of each scheduled collection to insure you will not miss either of the collections.

·Leaves in biodegradable bags can be brought to the Public Works yard throughout the year.

The spring leaf collection will take place during the weeks of April 20th and May 4th. The fall leaf collections will take place every Monday in November and December.

If you did not have bagged leaves at the curb in time for the collection, you may bring them to the Public Works yard at 207 Route 522. Township Ordinance #138-2 and 3 prohibits blowing or dumping of leaves or grass into streets. Residents employing a lawn service should advise them accordingly.

Brush and tree limb removal is provided by Central Jersey Waste. Collections are made on the second refuse collection day of each week, all year long. Please follow their guidelines:

·Tied securely in bundles

·4 foot maximum length

·50 pound maximum weight

·4 bundle maximum each collection day

Storm Damaged Trees: Broken tree limbs, caused by storms, that are to large to be bundled for your weekly bulk garbage pickup, must be placed at the curb (not in the street) within two weeks of the storm. Residents must then notify Public Works of their address to arrange for removal of the limbs.

Dead Animals: Dead animals are removed from the street only – not private property. Domestic animals killed on the street are to be reported to the Health Department. Dead deer are removed by a hired service; all calls will be forwarded to the service for subsequent removal.

Additional Recycling Provisions: For the convenience of Manalapan Township residents, recycling facilities are available in the Public Works yard, located at 207 Route 522. Access to the facilities is made available Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Containers are available for newspaper, cardboard, co-mingled (cans, bottles, plastic), metal, electronics, household batteries and used clothing.

How A Street Becomes Dedicated

When a developer builds the majority of the houses in a development, and has paved all of the streets in that development, he then requests of the Township to have the streets dedicated.

The Township in turn has their engineer inspect all of the new streets in the development to insure they meet the Township’s requirements and specifications for dedication. The engineer then creates a punch list of the items that must be addressed by the developer prior to dedication. The development must repair all of the items posted on the punch list before the Township will accept the streets for dedication.

Once of the items on the punch list have been addressed, the Township will make the decision to accept the dedication of the streets. After the dedication of the streets have been accepted, a deed of dedication is drawn up and sent to the Hall of Records in Freehold to be filed, which indicates by record that the Township now owns those particular streets.