At Tuesday night’s Chestnuthill Township Supervisors meeting, resident Karl Larsen implored the supervisors to help him with a noise and gun shooting issue with two neighbors who target practice morning, noon and night.

“I asked them how about you limit your shooting and not shoot as per the ordinance on Sundays and holidays with the exception of the Fourth of July, because telling anybody to be quiet on the Fourth of July in Chestnuthill Township, that’s kind of just not going to happen,” he said.

He added that he is fine with the days when the Pennsylvania Game Commission allows Sunday hunting.

Larsen said the first neighbor is elderly and understands, but the man who cares for his grounds and his son and grandson are the problem.

He asked the supervisors how the problem can be addressed and said, “The neighbor’s range is well within 100 feet of the property line, and they have a backdrop and they also have metal plates hanging in the trees, and they don’t have a backstop at a 45 degrees that can keep bullets from deflection at a 45 degree angle,” he said.

According to Larsen he is unable to use the corner of his property when they are shooting because he wouldn’t feel safe sitting in a tree stand or up on the hillside you can never know which way a round is going to deflect.

“When I say they are banging away, it isn’t with small fire arms. I mean military grade.

After outlining that problem, Larsen moved on to a second neighbor, who shoots across the road.

He said he is so tired of the problem that he is going to try buy the two vacant properties across the road adjacent to his property.

Chairman Chuck Gould said the township does not have the authority to intervene.

“You’ve covered a lot of ground and we will have to put it in front of the zoning officer, Matt Neeb. Part of this is a state police issue and part of it is the game commission. The game commission is only going to have an issue with it if they are shooting across the roadway at game,” Gould said.

“I’m just hoping if the township contacts the individuals named on that paper, and says, ‘hey, you’ve been asked by your neighbor to adhere to the Sunday and holiday restrictions on shooting,’

I’m sure that will take care of it because they know that the ordinance is in effect,” said Larsen.

“So all right, so stay in touch with Dave or Kathy or Matt, and they’ll keep you up to speed on what’s moving forward. I don’t want to leave you the impression that you walk out of here and by next Sunday it all taken care of, Gould said.

Old business

• The supervisors approved contractor Pioneer, which is doing the Bush Kohler project, and has approved a request a release of some funds because the contractor has provided shop drawings. The amount of $5,944.70 was approved.

• The trenching for PPL line relocation change order was approved by the supervisors.

“Just a comment just that I did talk with the property owners out along the project area, and they’re appreciative that the project is going to start, but they were concerned about power interruptions. We need to work with PPL and to make sure that we’re keeping the people that live there in the loop,” said David Albright, the township’s manager.

New Business

•Motions were made to award the following contracts:

Demolition contracts for repository lots to Possinger; Asbestos and abatement contracts for eight repository lots to ACM.

•A motion was passed to authorize to advertise intent to hire a CPA to audit the 2022 books.

•A motion was made to hold the hearing for a liquor license transfer to 6:30 p.m., Dec. 6, 2022 followed by the 7 p.m. regular Chestnuthill Supervisors meeting.