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Town Information - Bound Brook - Somerset County
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*Town Name: |
Bound Brook |
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Unofficial, common or
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MUNICIPAL BUILDING:
230 Hamilton Street
Bound Brook, NJ 08805
(732) 356-0833 phone
(732) 356-3662 fa
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All zip codes and their Post Office names within town
borders |
08805
POST OFFICE:
24 Mountain Avenue
Bound Brook, NJ 08805
(732) 356-5500
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Link to official municipal website |
http://www.boundbrook.com |
I. Single Family Resale Requirements for Residential Properties:
Certificate of Continued Occupancy
Include certificate and fees, fire alarm requirements, carbon monoxide
alarm requirements
When available, telephone numbers, department names, costs, "lead
times", days/hours of operations of each department and scheduling
method.
RESIDENTIAL RESALE REQUIREMENTS:
Certificate of Occupancy Required on resale. Call the Building Department well in advance. Inspections are done Wednesday afternoons. There is a written application and a $25.00 fee.
Smoke Detector Inspection and fee included with the Certificate of Occupancy.
Water: If residence is served by a private well, the Health Department makes an inspection. Call to make arrangements.
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C/O Requirements for Rentals
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C/O Requirements for 2-4 Family Homes:
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Sign Regulations: Municipal regulations covering "For Sale" signs, open
house signs. List any private communities within the town borders (no
regulations, just the NAMES).
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Cell Phone Regulations
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Trash disposal, sewer and water information if NOT municipal. Sewer and
water, include names of service providers. For trash collection, do NOT
include provider.
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Fencing regulations and information regarding fence permits.
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Parking Information: Municipal Lots, Public Transit Lots, where to
get permits, etc...
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"Horse" regulations
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II. History: Characteristics: Limited to those things that will probably
not change.
Land Area: (square miles approximately)
Population: (approximately)
HISTORY: Bound Brook is the oldest community in Somerset County, New Jersey. The borough was incorporated in 1891, and the first settlers were Scottish, followed by the Dutch and other northern Europeans. Early in the twentieth century Italians and Poles came to work in the woolen mills which had been established in the area.
Bound Brook played an active part in history from the Colonial era to the present. In the winter of 1778-79, George Washington chose Middlebrook Heights, in Bound Brook, as the campsite for his troops. From this position, he could observe the British troops in Perth Amboy and New Brunswick. While the army was at Middlebrook Heights in 1777, the Continental Congress approved the Betsy Ross flag as the official national banner and the flag was reportedly first flown at this location. The Betsy Ross flag now flies twenty-four hours a day at the Middlebrook Campgrounds and the Declaration of Independence is read every July 4th on these grounds to commemorate this historic site. Citizens of Bound Brook have served America in every war our country has fought, from the Revolution to the present.
CHARACTERISTICS:
The woolen mills of the early 1900s were replaced as the major industry, after World War I, by the chemical industry, principally Calco Chemical Company (later Cyanamid Company) and Bakelite Company (later Union Carbide Corporation) located on the outskirts of town. Today the economy of the town is no longer dependent on a single industry, but thrives on many service and manufacturing operations of the Central Jersey area. As an attractive residential community, it is home to many who work in New York City and along the major transportation corridors of New Jersey. Always a transportation hub, Bound Brook stands at the crossroads of major highways – Routes 287, 22 and 28 - and is convenient to the Garden State Parkway, New Jersey Turnpike and Route 78.
LAND AREA: Bound Brook’s size is 1.60 square miles, or 1,025 acres.
POPULATION: 9,487 in the 1990 census.
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Links to schools - public and private:
EDUCATION: Bound Brook has two public elementary schools: Lafayette, servicing grades K—2, and Smalley, which contains grades Pre-K and 3—6. The Bound Brook Middle School / High School contains grades 7—12. Students from South Bound Brook also attend the high school.
Parochial schools are Holy Family Academy, which services grades K—8 on two campuses, Temple Christian School (grades K—6), and Presbyterian Preschool (ages 18 mos.—6 yrs.).
There are two private preschools, a community adult education center, and a state-approved educational program for adolescents with learning deficiencies.
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Link to library:
LIBRARY:
402 East High Street (732) 356-0043
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed Sunday
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Other information:
SOCIAL and CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS:
Chamber of Commerce (732) 356-7273
Kiwanis Club (732) 563-0954
Bound Brook Lions (732) 469-0897
Bound Brook Seniors (732) 356-6310
Elks Lodge 1388 (732) 356-9760
Elks Ladies Lodge (732) 469-6142
American Legion (732) 752-4513
Rotary Club (732) 356-0043
Women’s Literary Club (732) 356-5714
Son of Italy (732) 356-8726
Moose Lodge (732)356-4334
Garden Club (732) 560-0251
Women of the Moose (732) 356-4334
VFW (732) 725-2290
Washington Campground Assc (732) 356-9888
DAR Camp Middlebrook Chapter (732) 356-3596
American Assoc. of University Women (732) 356-2994
Middlebrook Business and Professional Women’s Club (732) 685-0287
SENIOR CITIZEN GROUP: Bound Brook Seniors (732) 356-6310. Social club meets first Wednesday of each month. Ages 55 and over.
RECREATION: The Recreation Commission maintains a fully equipped center at Codrington Park, a four-acre site equipped with two swimming pools and bath house facilities, two baseball diamonds, two basketball courts (one lighted), two playground sections, and a field house used for recreation and a community center. The Commission also operates a twenty-acre site on Tea Street containing a baseball field, softball field, soccer field, football field, and a restroom facility.
Recreation programs include basketball, volleyball, wrestling, baseball, softball, soccer, swimming and swim instruction, arts and crafts, field trips, and movies. The seven-week summer program is staffed by twenty members. Over 1,000 children and 400 adults are registered for the summer program.
HOUSES OF WORSHIP:
St. Joseph R.C. Church
Hope Church
St. Mary R.C. Church
B.B. United Methodist Church
St. Pauls Episcopal Church
B.B. Presbyterian Church
Congregational Church of B.B.
Reformed Church of B.B.
Congregation Knesseth Israel
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
Our Lady of Mercy R.C. Church
Ukranian Orthodox Church of USA
First Baptist Church
COMMUTING: NJ Transit Bus Service to and from Port Authority Terminal in NYC stops at Union Avenue at Tea Street--Approximately 1 hour, 40 minutes. 1-800-772-2222
NJ Transit Rail Service: Express train to Newark connects with PATH for downtown NYC and World Trade Center or directly to Pennsylvania Station for the midtown NYC area. 1-800-772-2222.
Road: Interstate Highways 78 and 287 (providing access to the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike) and Routes 22, 206, and 202 either traverse or are within a few miles of Bound Brook.
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