West Penn Township is looking to have landscaping done in the front its municipal building.

Supervisors are hoping that a local business, organization — or even a Boy Scout — will volunteer to help.

Chairman Tony Prudenti said during Monday’s board meeting that he has a property maintenance business.

“My intention was to bring (landscaping) up, talk to the board and say, ‘Listen. You guys buy the materials. We’ll do the labor, we’ll do everything’,” Prudenti said.

But recently, he said, he changed his mind.

“After a couple of things happened in the last couple of weeks, I feel like even doing that, I’m going to be under the microscope,” Prudenti said.

He said he believes people might begin to question, “What’s he getting (paid) for that?” or “Why is he doing that?”

Last month, residents asked about property that Prudenti purchased with two other investors, and whether plans were to extract water from it.

While Prudenti said that the board does not discuss rumors, he noted that there were no plans to extract water.

Prudenti did not rehash the property purchase at the recent meeting but said that his business would not get involved with landscaping.

“But I think that the front of the building does need to be landscaped,” he said.

Prudenti suggested reaching out to local contractors to see if they could donate their time.

“I’d be willing to donate to the project, but as far as physically having my guys come in and do the work? Nah, I’m out,” he said.

Supervisor Jim Akins agreed that landscaping should be addressed.

During the public comment portion of the meeting, one resident told Prudenti that it was “pretty sad” if people would “nitpick” at his proposed donation.

“The longer I’m here, I realize the old adage: ‘No good deed goes unpunished,’ ” Prudenti said.

Resident Valerie Coombe suggested contacting local Boy Scout troops to see whether anyone would take on the work for an Eagle Scout project.