It's now or never for an East Penn Township resident to put up a chain-link fence around the front of his property.

Clair Troxell signed an agreement with the township in January to put up a fence at 2105 E. Lizard Creek Road or face 30 days in county prison, according to a court order from Carbon County Judge Joseph Matika."We're giving him 30 days to get the fence up and complete or that's it, we'll take him back to court," Supervisor Chairman Dean Kercsmar said Monday. "We're not talking about it after that."Supervisors have heard complaints from neighbors, almost on a monthly basis, about vehicles, junk tires and other scraps stored on the property."It's worse than it has ever been down there," resident Harvey Keiper said Monday. "I hope the supervisors can see that when they drive by. It's a mess."According to the agreement, the fence will be on top of jersey barriers, making for a total height of 8 feet, and extend around the perimeter of the property, with the exception of the western side. A 50-foot gate is also required.The fence will be at the front of the property, but 157 to 196 feet off the center line of Route 895.Supervisor and township secretary Deanna Cunfer said she received a fax from Troxell around 15 minutes before Monday's meeting."It was a contract from an engineer who would be able to certify the design and plans for the fence," she said. "He said he thought he would have the signed plans by now, but he didn't have them yet."That left supervisors with a decision at the meeting. Take him to court, or give him one last chance."You never know with (Troxell), but there is a chance by the time you got a hearing in front of a judge, the fence could be up," said East Penn solicitor Jim Nanovic.Under the agreement, Troxell will be allowed to park vehicles, commercial and noncommercial, between the fence and Route 895. However, they must be licensed and registered, and parked in an orderly manner and be at least 40 feet from the road's center line."One night from 5 to 10:30 p.m., he was unloading one trailer and putting the stuff on another trailer using two forklifts and three tractors sitting there running," Keiper said. "It goes on all day Saturday and Sunday. It's not supposed to be a truck terminal."Zoning approval for the fence has been received, while a Uniform Construction Code permit has been approved, pending review after the receipt of signed and sealed engineer plans.