Editing Henlopen Acres, Delaware (section)

==Government==
The municipal government of Henlopen Acres consists of seven elected officials who serve on the town's council, one of whom serves as mayor. The town employs eleven workers who manage the town office, operate the marina, maintain streets and easements, and provide security.<ref name="Meehan, p. 229"/>

Henlopen Acres has no police department, but town-owned private security began in 1996. Henlopen Acres shares the services and expense of this security service with the unincorporated neighborhood of North Shores to its north. The security service, which patrols all of Henlopen Acres and North Shores,<ref name="Meehan, p. 229"/> operates two vehicles.

The Rehoboth Beach Fire Department serves Henlopen Acres.<ref name="Meehan, p. 229"/>

Henlopen Acres' municipal government generally maintains amicable relations with the government of Rehoboth Beach, follows Sussex County's lead on how to react to emergencies such as major storms and whether or not to evacuate in the face of them. Within Henlopen Acres governmental affairs generally have run smoothly.<ref name="Meehan, p. 229"/>