The Dec. 6 meeting of the East Penn Township supervisors, which lasted only nine minutes, began with public comment.

Joe Ehritz said there are places on Church Hill Road where mud is showing through. He thought it would be easier to patch now rather than waiting for spring.He hoped supervisors would move the time for meetings to at least 6 p.m. during the reorganization meeting so more people could attend. Until last year it was 7 p.m. when it became 5 p.m.Lastly, he wanted supervisors to tell how much taxes were being raised and what the extra money would be used for. There was no reply to any of these comments.Loretta Smith thanked roadmaster Cory Smith for fixing the end of her driveway. He said he hadn't fixed it. She said then someone else did. She also wanted the yellow lines near Troxells renewed in the spring.Supervisors' chair Herb Truhe announced new hours for the municipal office. It will be closed Dec. 23, 24 and 31. It will close at 4 p.m. on Dec. 27 in preparation for the year-end meeting to be held at 5 p.m. in the social hall. Regular hours will be Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - closed Wednesdays.The AROCC (horse track) sketch plan will be reviewed by the planning commission on Dec. 20, 7:30 p.m.Officer Jeff Frace, a part-time policeman, was named the township detective.A final payment was made to Mazucca Enterprises for work on the sewerage system.A total of $12,508 was given as a partial payment to Hanover Engineering for sewage work and $1,178, also to Hanover, for work on the H2O grant.Money from PennVest was used to pay December sewage administrative expenses in the amount of $322. PennVest also paid $56,165 for engineering and construction observation by Hanover.