Editing Stow Creek Township, New Jersey (section)

===Local government===
Stow Creek is governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of a three-member Township Committee, whose members are elected directly by the voters [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 103.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 7. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor.

{{As of|2023}}, members of the Stow Creek Township Committee are [[Mayor]] Dale F. Cruzan Sr. ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2023), Thomas R. Burton (R, 2025) and Dave Shivers (R, 2024).<ref name=Committee>[https://stowcreektwp.org/township-committee/ Township Committee], Stow Creek Township. Accessed AuSeptember 3, 2023.</ref><ref name=Budget>[http://www.state.nj.us/dca/divisions/dlgs/resources/fiscal_docs/2021_data/2021_fba/612_fba_2021.xlsm 2021 Municipal User Friendly Budget for Stow Creek Township, Burlington County], [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]]. Accessed September 3, 2023. Note that this is the most recent budget as of date accessed.</ref><ref name=CumberlandDirectory>[https://www.cumberlandcountynj.gov/filestorage/22641/24559/2023_Directory_.pdf#page=88 ''2023 Directory of Cumberland County, New Jersey''], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Cumberland2022>[https://ccclerknj.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/SUMMARY-REPORT.pdf Election Summary Report General Election Cumberland County November 8, 2022], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey]], updated November 28, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Cumberland2021>[https://ccclerknj.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/SUMMARY-REPORT-1.pdf Election Summary Report General Election Cumberland County November 2, 2021], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey]], updated November 19, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Cumberland2020>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Cumberland/107141/web.264614/#/summary General Election Results November 3, 2020, Official Results], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey]], updated November 19, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

The township does not have a formal municipal building. Township committee meetings are held in the municipal building of [[Shiloh, New Jersey|Shiloh]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stowcreektwp.org/contact-information/ |title=Contact Information - Stow Creek Township |website=Stow Creek Township |access-date=December 14, 2024 |quote=The Township does not have a municipal hall. Most municipal meetings are held in the Shiloh Municipal Building, 900 Main Street, Shiloh.}}</ref>