The following are some useful tips to ensure you have a smooth transition:

1. Emergency Services

1. • If you have an Emergency, please call 9-1-1 immediately

1. • Swift911 Emergency Notification System
     • If you would like to receive notifications from the Township, Police and/or the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) via phone calls, text messages and/or email, please sign up here

1. • Colts Neck Police
     • Located at 1 Heritage Lane
     • For non-emergency issues, please contact the Police Department as follows:
       • Phone: (732) 780-7323
       • Email: [email protected]
     • Please refer to the Police webpage here for additional information.

1. • Colts Neck First Aid Squad
     • This is a volunteer service provided to residents.
     • Please refer to the First Aid webpage here for additional information.

1. • Colts Neck Fire Department
     • This is a volunteer service provided to residents.
     • Please refer to the Fire Department webpage here for additional information.

2. Department of Public Works (DPW)

1. • Please refer to the DPW webpage here to obtain information and schedules for the following services provided by the Township:
     • Brush Collection
     • Leaf Collection
     • Snow and Ice Control 
     • Recycling 
     • Clean Up Day

• Please refer to the Zone Map here to determine your zone for these services

3. Garbage Pick-up

1. • The Township does not provide garbage pick-up.
   • You must contract with a private company directly.

4. Power Outage

1. • Please contact JCP&L to report a power outage:
     • Phone: 1-888-544-4877
     • Text “out” to 544487
     • Go to www.firstenergycorp.com and select “Report Outage”
   • Enroll with JCP&L for storm preparedness notifications at www.firstenergycorp.com/connect

5. Well Water

1. • Most Colts Neck homes have well water.
   • Please refer to the Health Department webpage here for additional information.
   • NOTE:  If there’s a power outage and you don’t have a generator, you will not have running water.
     • Stock up on bottled water in advance of a storm to be used for drinking and cooking.
     • Fill up your bathtub and/or containers with tap water to be used for flushing toilets.

6. Septic Systems

1. • Most Colts Neck homes have septic systems which need to be pumped out periodically.
   • Please contact the Health Officer, Thomas Frank, in the Health Department prior to doing any renovations to your septic system to determine permit requirements:
     • Phone: (732)462-5470 ext. 109
     • Email: [email protected]
   • Please refer to the Health Department webpage here for additional information.

7. Tax Assessor

1. • Please contact the Tax Assessor, William Laird, if you have any questions regarding the assessed value of your property which is used to calculate your annual property taxes:
     • Phone: (732) 462-5470 ext. 113
     • Email: [email protected]
   • Please refer to the Tax Assessor’s webpage here for additional information.

8. Tax Collector’s Department

1. • Please contact the Tax Collector, John Antonides or the Deputy Tax Collector, Cheryl Houss, to obtain a property tax bill for the year:

• • • Phone: (732) 462-5470 option 2
    • Email: [email protected]

1. • Tax bills are sent out once a year in July.
   • Property taxes are payable quarterly on the following dates:
     • February 1
     • May 1
     • August 1
     • November 1

• Confirm your mailing address to ensure all future tax correspondence gets sent to the correct address.
• Please refer to the Tax Collector’s webpage here for additional information.

9. Building Department

• • Please contact the Building Department prior to doing any renovations and/or maintenance to determine permit requirements:
    • Phone: (732) 409-7134
    • Email: [email protected]

1. • Please refer to the Building Department’s webpage here for additional information.

10. Zoning Department

1. • Please contact the Zoning Department prior to doing any projects on your home and/or property to determine current requirements:
     • Phone: (732) 409-7135
     • Email: [email protected]
   • Please refer to the Zoning Department’s webpage here for additional information.

11. Colts Neck Schools

1. • For information regarding preschool through 8th grade, please visit www.coltsneckschools.org

1. • For information regarding high school, please visit www.frhsd.com/ColtsNeck

12. Colts Neck Library

1. • Located at 1 Winthrop Drive across from Town Hall.

13. Report-A-Concern

• Should you have any other questions and/or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Town Hall as follows:
  • Phone: (732) 462-5470
  • Select “Report a Concern” on the home page of our website and complete the form.