Franklin
Lakes,
New Jersey
Town
Name: |
Franklin Lakes |
City
Hall: |
Franklin Lakes
Borough Hall |
Address: |
Municipal Bldg
on DeKorte Dr, Franklin Lakes NJ 07417 |
Phone
Number: |
201-891-0048 |
Web
Site: |
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Type: |
Borough |
Police Employees |
28 |
Population |
10575 |
Crime Rate (per 1000 people) |
8 |
Persons
Per Sq Mile: |
1044 |
Distance
to NYC: |
28 miles |
| Parks: |
The following recreation
activities are available through the borough during the year-
Boys/Girls Basketball & Clinic, Cheerleading, Girls Basketball,
Boys & Girls Softball & Clinic, Boys Lacrosse, Boys
Basketball, Soccer Camp, Tennis Clinics and Football. Many
private clubs such as High Mountain Golf Club. |
Town
History: |
Quiet country living
is the hallmark of this community. Most of its one acre building
lots are substantially wooded, and many are situated on or
near the shores of the 21 magnificent lakes that grace its
countryside. Full Recreational participation in community
affairs. There is also a semiprivate golf & country club,
neighborhood stores, 2 large shopping centers, & six public
schools including Ramapo Regional High School and Indian Hills
High School in Oakland. |
Town
Meeting: |
Mayor/Council: 2nd
Wednesday Each Month, 8 PM
Municipal Court: Court is in session on the 2nd/4th Thurs.,
7 PM
Planning Board: 1st/3rd Wednesday, 7:30PM |
Real
Estate
Ordinances: |
There is a $20 permit
fee for all "For Sale" & "For Rent"
signs. The permit is valid for up to six months. |
Public
Library
| Address: |
570 DeKorte Drive |
| Phone: |
201-891-2224 |
| Hours: |
M-Th: 10-9, F: 10-6, Sat: 10-5,
Sun: 10-5 |
| Director: |
Susan Crocker |
| Number
of Books: |
80,087 |
Public
Schools
| Supt.
of Schools |
201-891-1856 |
Located at 490
Pulis Ave. |
| High Mountain Road
School (K-6) |
201-891-4433 |
|
| Woodside Avenue School
(K-6) |
201-891-5600 |
|
| Franklin Avenue Middle
School (7-8) |
201-891-0202 |
|
| Indian Hills HighSchool |
201-337-0100 |
Located at 97 Yawpo Road
in Oakland |
| Ramapo Regional High
School |
201-891-1500 |
Located on George Street
|
Parochial
Schools
The Most Blessed Sacrament (K-8)
Special Education for neurologically impaired available at Woodside
Ave. School (6-12)
| Number
of Students to College: |
N/A |
| Student
to Teacher Ratio: |
12 |
| Cost
per Student: |
8583 |
Housing
Information
| Single
Family Units: |
3045 |
| Owner
Occupied: |
2878 |
| Renter
Occupied: |
184 |
| Residential
Units: |
3114 |
| Farm
Units: |
24 |
| Commercial
Units: |
49 |
| Industrial
Units: |
16 |
| Apartment
Units: |
|
| Vacant
Units: |
369 |
| Total
Units: |
3572 |
Utilities
and Services
| Water: |
Hackensack Water Company |
| Gas
& Electric: |
P.S.E. & G./Rockland
Electric |
| Health: |
Valley Hospital 223 N.
Dien Ave. Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-447-8000 |
| Sanitation: |
Trash collected twice a
week by a Private Contractor. Recycling is picked up on
Wednesdays & collection is alternated. 1st week- aluminum
cans, tin, glass & plastic containers. 2nd week- newspapers,
magazines, & cardboard. |
Transportation
Information
| Railroads: |
NJ
Transit, Amtrak |
| Buses: |
NJ
Transit, Red & Tan,
Leisure Line Bus, Cross County Bus |
Major
Highways: |
Rt. 17, Rt. 208, Rt. 202,
Garden State Parkway, Rt. 4, NJ Turnpike, 9W, Palisades
Interstate Parkway |
| Airports: |
Newark,
Kennedy, LaGuardia |
| Commuter
Information: |
Leisure line bus service
to the Port Authority
Cross County Bus Service to Hackensack
Short Line service is also available
Taxi Service Available
from Franklin Lakes Airport Taxi Service.
Distance from NYC: About 28.0 miles/52 minutes |
Houses
of Worship
| Franklin Lakes Reformed Church,
Franklin Lakes Baptist Church, United Methodist Church, Grace
Community Church, Ebenezer Netherlands Reformed Church, Most
Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church, Presbyterian Church
of Franklin Lakes, St... Albans Episcopal Church, Union Reformed
Church and Barnert Memorial Temple |
Town
Organizations
Audubon Society, Boy Scouts,
Chamber of Commerce, Community Improvement Foundation,
Education Foundation, Franklin Lake's Women's Club,
Franklin Lakes Lions Club, Franklin Lakes Soccer Club,
Franklin Lakes Senior Citizens, Friends of the Library,
Girl Scouts, League of Women Voters, Newcomer's Club,
Republican Party, Rotary Club, Sports Association,
V.F.W. Post 5702, Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Corps
|
This information, provided by the New Jersey Multiple
Listing Service, is deemed reliable but not guaranteed, subject
to errors and omissions. |
