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Hainesport Township is divided into five voting districts. Residents cast their ballots at the Municipal Building on Marne Highway. However, school elections are held at the elementary school on Broad Street.
Hainesport is governed by the Township Committee form of government. This is comprised of five officials elected by the residents to serve three year staggered terms. The elected members will select a chairperson who will be known as the “Mayor of the Township".
township committee members
Committeeman - Michael Dickinson
Office Phone: (609) 267-2730 Ext. 102
Term Expires:
12/31/2014
Committeeman - William Boettcher, III
Office Phone: (609) 267-2730 Ext. 102
Term Expires:
12/31/2013
Mayor - Anthony Porto
Office Phone: (609) 267-2730 Ext. 102/Email: tporto@hainesporttownship.com
Term Expires:
12/31/2014
Lifelong Hainesport resident. Wife, Rebecca and son reside in Clermont. Holds a Bachelors Degree in American History from Ohio State University. He has completed several courses in Property Tax Administration at Rutgers and The State University of New Jersey Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Served on Hainesport Township Committee since 2005. Past member of the Hainesport Board of Education. Tony serves as a volunteer for Rancocas State Park cleanup efforts, the March of Dimes, and the Burlington County Military Affairs Committee. His hobbies and interests include Buckeye football, history, traveling, movie watching, and playing the saxophone. Currently employed as a Senior Field Representative for the County of Burlington.
Deputy Mayor - Michael Fitzpatrick
Office Phone: (609) 267-2730 Ext. 102
Term Expires: 12/31/2012
Hainesport resident since 1993. Wife, Diane and daughter currently attends Hainesport School. Holds a Masters Degree in Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Served on Hainesport Township Committee since 2009. Past Hainesport Board of Education Member for two consecutive terms. Serves as a liaison member to Hainesport Education Foundation. Formerly served on Board of Directors for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Burlington County. Former owner of Goldy's Pharmacies. Now owns (and started) PharmaTech Staffing and APRN Talent.
Committeeman - Bruce MacLachlan
Office Phone: (609) 267-2730, Ext. 102
Term Expires:
12/31/2013
Hainesport resident since 1990. Served on the Township Committee for over nine years. Former three-term mayor. Also served on the Planning Board from 1997 to current and Economic Development Committee for seven years. Coach for CYO Baseball. Employs over 50 people in the Granite Countertop and Commercial Cabinetry business and has been in the woodworking trade since high school.