Road conditions dominated public comment once again during East Penn Township's monthly Supervisor Board meeting.

Three separate residents took the floor to voice issues with Stone Mountain Road."I'm very concerned about it," Ann Bonner said."It's in the top three worst roads in the township," agreed Chairman William Schwab. "It's not the only bad road, unfortunately."According to the board, Supervisor Richard DeLuca has been taking a closer look at the budget approved by the former supervisors, to how much repair work can be completed with the funds available.Schwab assured the resident that the road would be inspected."It's high on the agenda," he said.Al Miskevish, resident of the road in question, also voiced his opinion on current area conditions, saying, "It's the worst road in the county."Schwab said, "We don't have the money to do it all at one time. Mr. DeLuca is working on the budget and we'll do as much as we can. It may have to be spread out over a couple years.""This board is relatively new. Three new seats were filled. We inherited the budget," DeLuca said.The third Stone Mountain Road resident, Christine Snyder, spoke about the road's drivability. "They are going along and cutting bushes, but the gutters are filled with debris. Why don't you have someone clean the gutters? You have all these people and school buses traveling that road."Schwab told the crowd that the road crew had previously been instructed to clean the gutters and was unsure why it had yet to be done."I've lived on that road for years and this is the worst I've ever seen it. It was better when it was dirt," Snyder said.The board has scheduled a community road inspection for 9 a.m. April 2 starting at the Municipal Building. Schwab and DeLuca invited residents to drive along with the board for the inspection.A motion was approved later in the meeting to limit public comment to three minutes per speaker.Lee Becker has joined the board of auditors for the remainder of the current two-year term.Mark Michlovsky was appointed to the Recreation Board until 2020.The township is still seeking two positions to be filled, including, a part-time assistant township secretary/treasurer and seasonal road crew members.Other township business included a discussion on joining the Council of Governments,multiple area municipalities will form one committee where equipment will be shared among participants at a share of the machine's cost and operation."It's a cooperative effort," Schwab said. The cost to join COG will be $50 annually. The board approved the resolution with only Jon Strockoz against the idea."In the past we've loaned out machinery and it comes back worn out with nothing left," he said.Schwab told the board separate equipment would be used by COG participants and the township's machinery would stay in the township.