Welcome to Lumberton Township
This site offers everything you need to know about Lumberton Township, for residents, businesses, and visitors alike. Lumberton was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 1860, from portions of Medford Township, Southampton Township and Eastampton Township. Portions of the township were taken on March 12, 1924, to form Hainesport. The township was named for its early lumber industry, with pine trees cut down to supply wood used in Philadelphia. Lumberton is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 of 565 municipalities statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state. The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor. As of 2024, members of the Lumberton Township Committee are Mayor Terrance Benson (term as Mayor ends 12/31/2024; term on Committee ends 12/31/2026), Deputy Mayor Kendra Hatfield (term as Deputy Mayor ends 12/31/2024, term on Committee ends 12/31/2024), Committeeman Robert Rodriguez (term ends 12/31/2024), Committeewoman Lori Faye (term ends 12/31/2025) and Committeewoman Gina LaPlaca (term ends 12/31/2026).
Our History
Lumberton or as it was once known, Lumbertown, was a pioneer settlement. Its name came from the fact that Pine trees were abundant in the vicinity and boats and rafts carried lumber and cord wood from the Rancocas Creek to Philadelphia and other places. There were two or three lumber yards and saw mills at one time. In 1683, Robert Dimsdale, an English physician, bought a tract of land from William Penn on the North side of the Rancocas Creek.
Updates
Press Release – Police Accreditation
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Accreditation Assessment Team Invites Public Comment
(Lumberton Township/Burlington County, NJ). A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) on Friday May 17, 2024 will examine all aspects of the Lumberton Township Police Department policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services Chief Anthony Nippins announced today.
“Verification by the team that the Lumberton Township Police Department meets the Commission’s “best practice” standards is part of a voluntary process to achieve accreditation, a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence”, Chief Anthony Nippins said.
As part of this final on-site assessment, employees and members of the general public are invited to provide comments to the assessment team. They may do so by telephone or email. The public may call 609-267-1111 Ext. 145 on Friday May 17, 2024, between the hours of 10AM-11AM. Email comments can be sent to ccheesman@lumbertontwp.com.
Telephone comments are limited to 5 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with the NJSACOP standards. Please contact Lieutenant Christopher Cheesman at 609-267-1111 Ext. 221 for information about the standards.
Anyone wishing to offer written comments about the Lumberton Township Police Department’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation is requested to email the Accreditation Program Director at hdelgado@njsacop.org or write the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission […]
Attachments
2024 TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE
in the Municipal Court Room 35 Municipal Drive @ 7:00PM. (with exception of meeting of 2/1/24).
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETINGS
| FEBRUARY 1 (6:55 start) | MARCH 7th |
| APRIL 4th | MAY 2nd |
| JUNE 6th | JULY 11th |
| AUGUST 1st | SEPTEMBER 5th |
| OCTOBER 3rd | NOVEMBER 7th |
| DECEMBER 5th |
2024 Lumberton Township
Land Development Board Meeting Dates:
February 8, 2024
March 14 , 2024
April 11, 2024
May 9, 2024
June 13, 2024
July 18, 2024 (3rd Thursday)
August 8, 2024
September 12, 2024
October 10, 2024
November 14, 2024
December 12, 2024
2024 Municipal Holiday closures:
- Jan. 1 – New Years Day
- Jan. 15 – Martin Luther King Day
- Feb. 19 – Presidents’ Day
- March 29 – Good Friday
- May 27 – Memorial Day
- June 24 – Juneteenth (observed)
- July 4 – Independence Day
- Sept. 2 – Labor Day
- October 14 – Columbus Day
- Nov. 11 – Veterans Day
- Nov. 28 – Thanksgiving Holiday
- Nov. 29 – Thanksgiving Holiday
- Dec. 24 – Christmas Eve
- Dec. 25 – Christmas Holiday
- Dec. 31 – New Years Eve
