May 4, 2007 By Jackie Beranek 3 min read

DUNBAR TWP. – The supervisors Thursday were accused of having an “attitude” with members of the audience at the regular month township meeting. Lisa Grady of Monarch asked several questions about township meeting dates before saying, “There is such an attitude when answering questions from this audience. This isn’t a place for attitude, it’s a place for answers.”

Grady said when supervisor Ron Keller was asked by an audience member to read last month’s meeting minutes, he did it with “attitude.” She additionally said when she asked where the monthly meeting schedule was posted for residents to read, she was given “attitude.”

Supervisor Chairman Larry Mayros said the supervisors were not the only people in the room with an “attitude.” He additionally said that answers were given to the questions.

Grady explained that before buying a house in Monarch she lived for 36 years on the Leisenring/Vanderbilt Road by a white farmhouse that was in disrepair and has pretty much become a delinquent place, even though there are people living in the farmhouse.

She asked why the township has never cited the owner of the property and was told by supervisor Thomas Yekel that code enforcement officer Roger Adams is working on the problem.

Next, she asked about homes in disrepair in Leisenring and was told by Yekel that Adams is working on several different issues concerning homes in disrepair in the township.

Mayros said Adams reports to the supervisors every day and goes out and talks with residents about their property all the time.

“If they are making a good faith attempt to clean up their property, Roger cuts them a break,” said Yekel. “We know that we have a lot of problems here in the township, but we are working on them.”

Resident Ross Rock reminded the supervisors that several fire companies were called out to a tire fire in Wheeler Bottom last week and said that tires accumulating on Baron Road in the Bute area are also a problem and could catch fire.

Marigrace Butela suggested that the supervisors pass an ordinance requiring residents to participate in mandatory garbage collection and the supervisors said that they would take the suggestion under consideration.

Resident Homer Richter reminded the supervisors that residents living on Hardy Hill are still having problem with water pooling at the bottom of the hill. The supervisors said Hardy Hill is on their summer “to do” list.

Mayros said township workers are more than likely going to have to replace a pipe on the road during the summer paving project.

However, Mayros reminded Richter that the township has over 70 miles of roadway to keep up with.

The supervisors announced that residents are permitted to burn every day through May 19.

However, residents are not allowed to burn anything toxic and they must make sure that all fires are out at dusk.

Butela also suggested that the supervisors use Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) money for tap-in fees for the sewerage project in the Dickerson Run area for low-income families.

The supervisors said that they have about $124,000 in CDBG funds available from the 2005 and 2006 funds but that money has been allocated for paving on Airway Inn Road. Richard Widmer of Widmer Engineering Inc. said the Airway Inn Road project has already been let out for bid by the county.