East Hanover Township

Taxes are based on assessed value. Real estate assessments are noted on
the right-hand corner of each bill. To determine your real estate tax bill,
multiply the assessment times the millage rate (ML) times .001 (a mill is
one-tenth of a percent). It can also be determined by multiplying the assessment
times the millage rate and then moving the decimal point three
places to the left.
The first total amount is a discounted amount. Two percent (2%) of the
total bill is subtracted as discount for early payment. Early payment enables
the taxing body to earn interest on the deposit and saves the property
owner money as well. The second amount is the base fee. The third
amount is the base fee plus five percent (5%) penalty for late payment and
the fourth amount is the base fee plus ten percent (10%) for later payment.
Personal taxes are based on assessments and equal fees. Individuals are
assessed at two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) and pay one hundred percent
of that assessment as a School Occupational Tax. The other amounts
are each a five dollar ($5.00) equal fee.
The first total amount is a two percent (2%) discounted amount for early
payment. The second amount is the base fee. The third amount is the base
fee plus ten percent (10%) penalty for late payment.
(Revised and reprinted from a 1994 Board of Supervisors newsletter)
NOTICE
A.T.D.C. (Automatic Transmission Diagnostic
Center) will tow away junk vehicles
for East Hanover Township residents for
FREE.
Call: 461-0449.
Local Government
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Local governments exist for the purpose of providing services and public
facilities to the people who live within their jurisdictions. What they
must do and what they may do is specified in the codes and laws enacted
by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. East Hanover Township
is a second class Township and is governed by the Second Class Township
Code which was reacted and amended in 1995. Since January 2,
2001, the Board of Supervisors has consisted of five people. The expansion
of the Board from three to five members was approved in the
1999 municipal election.
All Supervisors now have a six year term of office. The Supervisors
have created the positions of Manager, Secretary-Treasurer, Administrative
Assistant, Public Works Director and Road Crew, Building and
Park Maintenance, Codes and Zoning Officer, Sewage Enforcement
Officer, Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator, Municipal Engineer and
Solicitor. They have also appointed a Zoning Hearing Board, Planning
Commission, Park and Recreation Board, Environmental Advisory
Council and Emergency Management Coordinator. The Environmental
Advisory Council is currently on an inactive status due to lack of volunteers
to be appointed as members. Board of Supervisor meetings are
held on the first and third Tuesday evenings of each month (except holidays
and elections) in the Municipal Building beginning at 7:00 p.m.
The public is encouraged to attend.
Keith Espenshade, Township Supervisor since January
2004, is a life-long resident of East Hanover Township.
He is a graduate of Dauphin County Technical School.
Keith previously served on the Board of Supervisors
from 1986 to 1992. He is employed by Espenshade’s
Plumbing and Heating.
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