| Both
homebuyers and corporations find much to like in Hopewell
Township, including open space preservation, popular recreation
areas, and important historical sites, including Washington
Crossing State Park. |
Population
(2005): |
17,742 |
Land
Area |
60.40
sq. miles |
Type
of Government |
5
member Committee |
Municipal
Services:
|
Police
Force: 31 Persons |
737-3100 |
Fire
Protection |
3
Volunteer Companies |
Union Fire |
737-1213 |
Pennington Fire |
737-0381 |
Hopewell Fire |
466-0060 |
Emergency |
911 |
Refuse
Removal Companies |
Private |
Raritan Valley |
1-800-342-5783 |
Waste Management |
1-800-633-9096 |
Recycling: |
Municipal
through MCIA |
Libraries:
|
Hopewell
Township Branch of Mercer County Library |
737-2610 |
Nearest
Hospital:
|
The
Medical Center at Princeton |
497-4000 |
Capital
Health System at Mercer |
394-4000 |
Capital
Health System at Fuld |
394-6000 |
Property
Tax Per $100 Assessed Value for 2009: |
2.059 |
Assessment
Ratio |
100% |
Municipal
Tax Information |
737-0630 |
Tax
Assessor: |
737-0607 |
Utilities:
|
Electricity |
PSE&G
921-7000 |
Jersey
Central Power & Light |
1-973-401-8600 |
Natural
Gas |
|
Elizabethtown
Gas Company |
1-800-522-4560 |
|
1-800-350-7734 |
Water: Individual Wells |
|
Trenton Water Works |
|
Small Municipal System |
|
Community
Based Media
|
Newspapers |
|
Hopewell
Valley News |
466-1190 |
Television/Cable
Stations: |
|
Comcast
Cable |
394-2288 |
Verizon FIOS |
1-800-427-9977 |
Shopping
Malls and Shopping Districts:
|
Tree Farm Village |
Rt.31 |
Hopewell
Crossing |
Rt.31 |
Cultural:
|
Performing
Theaters: |
1 |
Theater
Groups |
2 |
Recreation
Facilities:
|
Howell
Farm |
737-3299 |
Rosedale
Park |
989-6530 |
Valley
Road Group Picnic Area |
989-6530 |
Washington
Crossing State Park |
737-0623 |
Independence Park - Hovnanian
|
|
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|
|
Historic Sites:
Mount Rose Distillery
Pleasant Valley Rural Historic District
Andrew B. Hankins House
Hopewell Township Poor Farm
(Colonel John Van Cleeve Homestead)
Hunt Farmstead
Hart-Hoch House
Washington Crossing State Park
Delaware and Raritan Feeder
Titusville Historic District
Upper Bellemount Farm
Harbourton Historic District
John D. Hart House
Johnson Ferry House
(McKonkey's Ferry House)
Ichabod Leigh House
Phillips/Howell Farm
Somerset Roller Mills
The Joseph Stout House
Jeremiah Vandyke House
John Welling House
Jeremia Woolsey House
Hopewell Valley Historical Society
|
| Hotels |
| |
|
| Secondary Education: |
| Public: |
| Hopewell Valley Regional School System |
737-0105 |
| Private: |
| Titusville Academy, NJ 08560 |
737-7733 |
| Industrial Parks: |
| Hopewell Valley Industrial Park, Reed Rd. |
| New developments completed or in progress during 2007: |
| Beazer Homes/Pennington Point West Phase II |
| Top Private Employers: |
| Merrill Lynch |
6,000 |
| Bristol-Myers
Squibb |
1,765 |
| Janssen |
1,200 |
| Trap Rock Industries |
100 |
| Officials: |
| Mayor |
Michael Markulec |
| Deputy Mayor |
James Burd |
| Administrator/Engineer |
Paul Pogorzelski |
| Chief of Police: |
George
Meyer |
| Director Public Works |
Victor Silvestrov |
| Tax Assessor |
Toni Sost |
| Tax Collector |
Mary Kennedy-Nadzak |
| Health Officer |
Gary Guarino |
| Planing Board Secretary |
|
| CFO |
Elaine Cruickshank Borges |
| Municipal Clerk |
Laurie Gompf |
| Municipal Housing Liaison |
Anne Moore |
| Phone: |
609-737-0605 |
| Web Site: |
www.hopewelltwp.org |
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