For several months, unsigned letters addressed to the Schuylkill Township supervisors have been arriving at the township building in Mary D. Township secretary Mary Bubel checks their contents and feeds them into a shredder.

During a meeting Wednesday, residents questioned whether or not she should do so. After the meeting, Bubel described the contents of the letters as "disgusting" and said that it would serve no purpose to show them to anyone mentioned in the letters. But during the meeting, residents said they thought the letters should be shared."I think people who are the subject of the letters should get copies," John Zubris said."We destroy it, and it doesn't go any further," Chairman Charles Hosler responded.Supervisor Chuck Fayash made a motion that letters be shared if the contents involved a supervisor. No one seconded the motion.Dan Gray, Brockton, said he thought that no one person should be responsible for making the decision as to whether or not to share a letter. He said that if a letter contained threats, law enforcement agencies should be involved.Solicitor Mike Greek said that the secretary should read correspondence, and could make a decision to shred something."We're talking about an anonymous letter, which may be insulting, but serves no purpose," Greek said. "Or if it includes a threat, she can contact the proper authorities."Some residents expressed their unhappiness with being restricted to five minutes each for public comment."Why? It's a once-a-month meeting, are you kidding me?" Paul Benulis asked. "You're elected to serve us, and this is your only interaction with us."Benulis said his public comments have been lengthy because he doesn't feel his questions have been answered. He submitted six typed pages of comments which he had planned to read, but he'd used up his five minutes during his discussion with Hosler regarding the five-minute limit. He said he feels the supervisors aren't answering his questions."Take care of business and you won't have these long meetings," Benulis said.In his letter, Benulis reiterated some of the requests he's made to supervisors at recent meetings: that more detailed financial information be presented for the public at meetings, that the township hire a zoning officer, and that the residents were overcharged on their yearly garbage fee."I have spoken with Supervisor Fayash, and he agrees with me that a refund is due," Benulis wrote in his letter. "This isn't just about the $26 that we each overpaid. This is about abiding by the principles of which our government was built upon."The supervisors accepted the letter without comment.In response to a motion made by Fayash, seconded by Hosler last month, the supervisors have made copies of the township's ordinances and resolutions, and made them available in the meeting room. To get copies of the documents, citizens must still submit a "Right to Know" request.In other action, Supervisor Christine Verdier said she is looking into developing a noise ordinance for the township, in response to citizens' complaints. She is reviewing a similar ordinance which is in place in Tamaqua.