It appears as if it's only a matter of time before West Penn Township adopts a new property code.

But one resident aired his concern with the International Property Maintenance Code to the township's board of supervisors on Tuesday.Resident Steve Kovaleski told the board he had questions with the code."As far as I see, this ordinance stinks," Kovaleski said.Supervisor Tony Prudenti said he pushed for the code after receiving multiple complaints over property issues."I was bombarded by people saying let's clean up the township," Prudenti said.Supervisors Chairman Jim Dean said he believes the township needs to do what it can to help ensure houses don't go into disrepair.Prudenti, who has been a staunch supporter of the code, didn't hide his thoughts on the matter."If it was up to me, I would adopt it tonight," he said.Kovaleski reiterated his concerns, to which Prudenti assured him the township is not talking about the entire code, but rather certain parts of it.Dean said he would like to see certain parts in the code that say "shall" be reworked to say "may.""I don't want to reinvent the wheel," he said. "We're picking and choosing."Township engineer Bill Anders said the code is a way for the township to be proactive.Anders said his experience with the code has been very successful to date.Prudenti said he wants to see the township move in a forward direction."Let our new township engineer tailor-make a new international property maintenance code," he said. "We need something with teeth in it."The board agreed to discuss the matter at its next meeting.