A homeless man is living in a vehicle along the Lehigh Canal in the Weissport area, residents told Weissport Borough Council on Monday.

Woodrow and Joanne Nace of Lehighton told council the person at the canal urinates in front of passers-by and keeps his personal items in a shed where equipment is stored for the Lehigh Canal Recreation Commission.The Naces said the man does some work for the canal commission and has a key for the chain access to the canal as well as the storage shed."He's been chasing people away from the canal," Joanne Nace said. "He's living on the tow path."She said he has a pickup, which is often filled with "junk." She also has seen him driving the truck on the tow path and "I saw people on the back of the truck."Nace said at one time her daughter was looking for an apartment and stayed for two days along the tow path, then was chased by the police. She asked why this person is permitted to continue living there.Council President Gene Kershner said the information will be passed on to the canal commission, although the commission doesn't meet until spring."Someone needs to get on this," council member Sue Pywar said. "It can't wait."On another canal matter, council member Arland Moyer said all types of garbage is disposed at the canal, including computers and TVs. He said it has been hauled away, but Woodrow Nace said tires and other items have since been dumped again.In other business:• Council members Moyer and Kershner will attend tonight's meeting of the Franklin Township supervisors to discuss possible police protection in Weissport. Weissport only has a part-time police department.• Council tabled action on a request by the Weissport Redneck Festival to hold next year's event in the borough park on Sept. 4, 5 and 6.Kerschner said a recommendation must be received by Mayor Jonathan Troutman before council makes a decision.A man in the audience said this past year's festival raised about $2,200, which will be used to make improvements in the park.• Council will contact PennDOT about a flooding problem at Forge and White streets when it rains. The problem is in conjunction with work being done on the Thomas J. McCall Memorial Bridge.It was reported that flooding happened after Sunday's rain. There are concerns about what the situation will be like with winter arriving.• A council member said Lehighton resident Glenn Claypoole has purchased a closed church on White Street and plans to convert it into a multidenominational church.The borough secretary said she hasn't received any requests for permits yet.• During the winter, the secretary-treasurer said she will be at the borough hall on Mondays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting next week.She will be available for information about permits, borough regulations or any other borough matters.• A budget meeting of the council will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday.