Lower Towamensing Township board of supervisors met Tuesday night and discussed the budget, a bridge and their website.

Chairman of the supervisors Brent Green made a motion that the proposed budget be advertised for residents to view."We're holding the line on the taxes," he said.The tax rate would remain 1.6 mills; no increase is going to be needed.Green said the township tax rate has been at that level for about 11 years. Likewise, all of the other township funds are remaining the same including water, light and garbage. The fire tax was raised 0.05 mills about five years ago, but other than that nothing has changed, he said.Green told the supervisors he expects there to be $1.9 million in revenue with about $800,000 in expenditures.The supervisors also decided to continue working with Dale Summa as the township auditor for at least another year.Green said he likes to bring up the matter each year in case the supervisors would like to explore other companies.Covered bridge signsTownship resident Jerry Walk asked the supervisors about the signage at the covered bridge.Green said the township has contacted the county."We've proposed to consolidate signs at that intersection," he said. "It's their project.""A flashing light would be good for the first month or two," Walk said.Vice Chairman Ronald Walbert said he's concerned about how much time township crews are spending out at the bridge helping the county.Green agreed, saying that the agreement was to assist with the project, not build it for them.Other businessThe supervisors also discussed the issue of people putting in stakes in the right of way. The stakes can become a hazard, because they can cause damage to machinery or possibly even cause injury.Township solicitor James Nanovic told the supervisors that they have the right to request that the stakes be removed."They put the stakes there so you don't plow up their yard," he said.Walbert suggested putting out a flier to let people know that they cannot put the stakes in their yards near the road. Installing curbs would solve the problem, too, he said halfheartedly.Green also said he spoke to a man about redoing the township's website. The township has had some problems with information getting lost, the website being hacked and not being able to easily update information."I think getting a website that is more user-friendly is important," he said. "Our website isn't mobile-friendly."The cost would be range from $5,000 to $12,000, but the company provides all of the security for the website."They have 99.7 percent guarantee that their websites do not get hacked," Green said.Walbert said he doesn't think updating the website is important. Most of the people who live in the township are elderly and aren't involved with computers that much, he said."Five thousands dollars is a lot of money. Let's give our guy a chance to see if he can update," Walbert said. "If he can't meet our needs, then we can look elsewhere.""It's something to think about," supervisor Jesse Mendez said."I think it's time to update," Green said.