Union Township officials clashed over the means to fix the deteriorating system of 33 miles of public roads in Union Township at the October 15 meeting. Chairman Don Basile said they could repair each public road in the township once every 15 years by working on 2.5 miles of roads yearly. In 2012, two miles of roads were repaired costing about $200,000.

“We have to develop a better system to manage the roads than we have had for the past eight years, starting in 2013,” said Basile.

Supervisor John Saleneck suggested they determine which roads are actually public township roads and dedicate them to Union Township.