(7/2021) We have had our share of some hot days over the past few weeks. Along with the nice weather, comes an increase in building activity and road work being completed. Please be mindful of the additional construction vehicles and road workers in our township. Safety always remains our priority.

We are actively putting up the new reflective signs and break away poles in the Township. To date, we have replaced half of the old signs. We will also be doing additional roadwork on McGlaughlin Road preparing it to be paved next year. We are scheduled to start tar and chipping Irishtown Road, Brent Road, parts of Bullfrog Road, and Old Waynesboro Road. We hope to have those projects completed by the July 4th holiday. Bruce Pecher is back out doing the third mowing of this season.

The grass is growing very rapidly along the township roads. We are trying to stay ahead of the growth as best as possible. We do have some places in the township along Stultz Road, Brent Road, and McGlaughlin Road where wire fencing is caught up in the weeds and brush along the roadway from old fields that have not been maintained. That wire gets caught up in the mower and then causes the mower to become unserviceable sometimes for days at a time. If you have property that has wire along the right-away of the township road that is no longer being used, please let us know so that we can remove the wire and avoid destruction to our township equipment.

Ricky Haywood was hired as a seasonal Part-Time Road Crew Employee. You will see him out weed whacking a lot around the signs and bridge abutments. We are thankful that Ricky has come on board to be a part of our team.

We have joined partnerships with Hamiltonban Township to swap off labor. A couple of the road crew performed flagging work when they paved some of their roads in their township. They will offer the same service to our township when needed in the future. I am very thankful that we have a good working relationship with Hamiltonban Township. Hopefully, we can build additional working relationships with other local municipalities.

A friendly reminder that Steelman Marker Road is a no left turn off 16. There is still some activity with vehicles turning left from PA Route 16 onto Steelman Marker Road. Please be aware that the police are enforcing this restriction. We encourage you to use the Orchard Road entrance. We continue to praise our Police Department for their solid police presence in both Liberty and Freedom Township.

Our township ordinance Codification is in the process of being completed. Once our ordinance and zoning codes are all codified, and you will be able to search online on the Liberty Township page of the Adams County website.

We are in the process of negotiating a three-year waste management contract. Additionally, the Comcast Cable Franchise Fee contract is up for renewal. I know some of our residences do not have the opportunity to have cable. If you are interested in services, please contact the township, and let us know and we will make sure that we bring it to the attention of Comcast.

We are still actively looking for people to do appraisals for new flooring in the township. We would like to replace the floors, paint the walls, and spruce the building up. It is long overdue for maintenance. Please reach out to the Township if you are interested in providing an appraisal.

In July we will be starting the budget workshops moving forward with the 2022 budget. Discussion projects on our agenda include Roadwork for 2022 and replacing outdated equipment for the Police Department.

Brandon Lowe won the Primary Election for the position of Township Supervisor. Brandon Lowe, Liberty Township Tax Collector Jessica Ilko, and Township Auditor Sue Hek will be on the ballot unopposed in November. Cindy Arentz, Bob Jackson, and I are 4-year representatives of the township republican party. We will be going to the County meetings representing our taxpayers. If you see us out and you have a concern with something you want brought to the county level, please let us know.

We encourage residents to come to our township meetings the first Tuesday of each month starting at 7:30 p.m. and offer any input on how we can better service our community. On behalf of all the Liberty Township Supervisors, thank you for the opportunity to serve you. God Bless! Have a safe July 4th!