An agreement to share police services between Schuylkill Township and Middleport was up for a vote at the supervisors meeting Monday.

Resident Joe Laskan yelled out, "Doesn't the public get to see the agreement before you sign it?" But he was silenced and given a warning for speaking out of order by Supervisor Charles Fayash.Charles Hosler made a motion to approve the agreement contingent upon discussing the extended liability and workers' compensation policies with the insurance carrier for the town to include covering the additional police hours and reach.During the police report Chief Frank DiMarco stressed to the meeting attendees the importance of locking their cars, given the several incidents of stolen items from unlocked cars in the township.Regarding the change of streetlights to LEDs, the supervisors decided to stay with the current technology due to an apparent increase in the monthly bill that would result from the change, even though it was understood that the township will save on energy in the long run, and allow it to go green.An anonymous donor reached out to Supervisor Frank Fabrizio to donate a video camera to the township for recording the meetings, and a motion was passed to accept the donation and buy the camera.During public comments, Bridget Laskan expressed her concerns regarding cars speeding on her street. DiMarco reassured her that some things are being done about it, and the township is looking to install lights on the troublesome intersections.Laskan complained about the supervisors not disclosing the contents of the police cooperation agreement with Middleport. He was concerned about the agreement only benefiting Middleport.DiMarco reassured him that "there's really nothing secret about the contract," and that it was discussed and explained in the last meeting, for which Laskan wasn't present.Laskan and DiMarco went on back and forth discussing the concerns of the partnership, mainly the burden of having to pay higher insurance rates or lingering claims that would be charged to the township past the life of the agreement.Resident Christine Verdier brought up things to consider that she had brought up at the last meeting.Resident Mary Van Pelt complained on two separate occasions aboutthe supervisors allowing some people to speak out of order, longer than the time allotted, and not even state their names, but demand others to state their name right away and wait their turn or limit their time."We all need to be treated equal because we are all residents of this township," she said.A resident of Mary D asked about what was going to be done about a house next door to his at 65 Sunny Drive that has overgrown grass around the property and garbage in the basement creating mold.DiMarco said now that he was been appointed to be the code enforcing officer, the township will pursue condemning the property and board it up, and that they are following the procedures to resolve the situation.Laskan had his hand up to comment his third or fourth time as Fayash asked if anyone else had a comment, but he was not given a chance to speak, and the meeting was dismissed.