8848 Jonestown Road  ~  Grantville, Pa 17028  ~  Telephone (717) 469-0833

East Hanover Township

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

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East Hanover Township Government

 

East Hanover Township government exists for the purpose of providing services and public facilities to the people who live within the Township.  All Township activities are governed by the Pennsylvania Second Class Township Code which was enacted and amended in 1995.

 

Board of Supervisors

 

Marie Beaudet

Marie Beaudet, a Township Supervisor since January 2004 and Chairperson of the Board since January 2006, lives with her dogs on Dry Run Road.  She has been a resident of the Township since 1996.  Marie has three children and five grandchildren.  In her spare time, she likes fishing and doing scientific experiments with her granddaughter.


Keith Espenshade, Vice Chairman and Township Supervisor since January 2004, is a life-long resident of East Hanover Township.  He is a graduate of Dauphin County Technical School.  Keith also served on the Board of Supervisors from 1986 to 1992.  He is employed by Espenshade's Plumbing & Heating.

Keith Espenshade

Dave Marshall, a member of the Board since January 2006, is a third generation entrepreneur and co-owner of Marshall's Wood Products on Allentown Blvd. He is a graduate of Lower Dauphin High School.  Dave moved to East Hanover Township in 1987 when he married his wife Diana.  They have two children; a daughter and son.


Tom Shutt, a member of the Board since January 2006, is a farmer and, along with his youngest son, raises beef cattle. Tom has lived in East Hanover Township since 1956. He and his wife Martha have four children; three sons and a daughter.  Their children and grandchildren have blessed them with seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.  In his younger years Tom was active with the Grantville Fire Department and enjoyed the time he served with "some of the best guys in firefighting."


 

Larry Spitler, a resident of East Hanover Township for 53 years and has run his family business for 30 of those years.  His family moved here in 1954 and settled on what was then the Russell Shertzer farm and is now the John Geesaman farm located on Spring Road.  Larry helped his family run the farm for 17 years before going into public works.  After 34 years of active employment, he retired from Hershey Chocolate in June of 2003, and continued on as a consultant until January of 2007.

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The Second Class Township Code, Section 607, outlines the duties of the Board of Supervisors.  It states they shall:

 

(1)  Be charged with the general governance of the township and the execution of legislative, executive and administrative powers in order to ensure sound fiscal management and to secure the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the township.

(2)  Have the responsibility for maintenance of township-owned equipment and facilities.

(3)  Employ persons as may be necessary for the general conduct of the business of the township and provide for the compensation, organization and supervision of the persons so employed. Records shall be kept and reports made and filed giving the names of all persons employed, dates on which work was done and the number of hours worked with compensation paid to each person and the capacity in which employed.

(4)  Authorize attendance at conferences, institutes, schools and conventions. Any supervisor, elected or appointed officer or township employee may if directed by the board of supervisors attend any conference, institute, school or convention dealing with the duties and functions of elected or appointed officers or employees. The expenses for attending the meetings may be paid by the township and are limited to the registration fee, mileage for the use of a personal vehicle or reimbursement of actual transportation expense going to and returning from the meeting plus all other actual expenses that the board of supervisors agrees to pay. Every attendee shall submit to the board of supervisors an itemized account of expenses incurred at the meeting. The board of supervisors may authorize employees to be compensated at their regular employee rate, and auditors to be compensated at the rate of ten dollars ($10) for each hour up to a maximum of five hours per day, during their attendance at the meeting.

(5)  Annually, on or before the first day of February, furnish to the board of auditors information on the construction or maintenance of roads or other matters that may be required by any department of the Commonwealth to be included in the annual township report.

(6)  Provide for the annual tax duplicate to be prepared and presented to the tax collector.

(7)  Perform duties and exercise powers as may be imposed or conferred by law or the rules and regulations of any agency of the Commonwealth.

 

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Board Meetings

Board meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday evenings of each month (except holidays or election days).  Meetings are held in the Township Building beginning at 7:00 PM.  The public is encouraged to attend all public meetings.

Administration

To ensure Township residents are well served by their government the Board of Supervisors created the following positions:

Secretary-Treasurer; Roadmaster and Road CrewPark and Recreation LeaderBuilding and Park MaintenanceCodes and Zoning OfficerSewage Enforcement OfficerSewer Treatment Plant OperatorMunicipal Engineer; and Solicitor.

The Board also created the following boards, commissions, councils, and other entities:

Zoning Hearing BoardPlanning Commission Park and Recreation BoardEnvironmental Advisory Council;  and Emergency Management Coordinator.

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