A Rush Township resident has accused township officials of discriminating against veterans.

Joe Shamonsky, a disabled veteran, asked the township's board of supervisors on Thursday why they haven't addressed stormwater issues on his property."Are you prejudiced against veterans or what? To me, it seems like the board is prejudiced."Supervisors Chairman Shawn Gilbert told Shamonsky the township has other projects that are in the works."There's lots of other places in the township that there's issues," Gilbert said.A brief shouting match then escalated between Shamonsky and the board.Afterward, Gilbert reiterated the township's stance."We're not doing anything there," he said. "Period."Shamonsky said "You're prejudiced against me."After the meeting, Shamonsky approached the table where only board solicitor Chris Riedlinger was seated.Shamonsky began asking Riedlinger questions, which Riedlinger attempted to answer.After several minutes, Gilbert re-entered the room, shut out the lights, and asked Shamonsky to leave due to the meeting being over.Shamonsky complied with Gilbert's request.Earlier in the meeting, resident William Boyer asked the board when Walnut Alley will be reopened.Boyer said that for two years, the township has had it "barricaded for no reason.""When are you going to open it up?"Gilbert told Boyer the township has a lot of road projects.Boyer said the matter has become a safety hazard."It's a hazard backing out of there because of the tractor trailers," he said. "There's no reason for it to be closed."Gilbert told Boyer that a manhole needs to be repaired.