Schuylkill Township citizens demand budget figures, complain about trash bills
By Stephen J. Pytak, Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. | |
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Among them was
In the minutes made available at Wednesday's meeting, the supervisors summed up its balance for May in one line: "Balance in all accounts as of
At its June meeting, Supervisor
"It's not required is basically what we're saying," Verdier said.
On Wednesday,
"We have repeatedly asked for line item budget reports, a simple and reasonable request. And you tell us you won't because you don't have to. One of us 'little people' even showed you how other municipalities do it, and offered to help you set it up. He even offered to personally pay for paper and ink," Gray said referring to Benulis.
"Well, I'm sure of one thing. You'll never be able to use the
The supervisors did not respond to Gray's questions.
Citizens curious about municipal budgets can request information about them through
Benulis said he recently submitted a Right to Know request to the township for financial records related to its garbage collection income and expenditures.
He's suspicious of the way the township has been billing customers in recent months. He said he believes this year's garbage bills are unusually high.
In 2013, the township hired Kreitzer Sanitation,
When he asked the supervisors about it in June, supervisors Chairman
"There's no guarantee we're going to get everybody," Hosler said.
On Wednesday, Benulis asked about the matter again, and the supervisors gave him another reason why they set the rate at
Hosler said the
"What about all the time that she spends on it, the envelopes, everything else that comes out of there. Where does that come from?" Hosler said, referring to
"Hold on. She's here anyway. That's what you call a fixed rate," Benulis said.
"When you're in a business, you don't just charge everything just because they're there. You charge it to a specific account," Hosler said.
"The truth is, and Mary, this is nothing against you, we are paying her anyway. Did she work more hours this month?" Benulis asked.
"I most certainly did," Bubel said.
"But it's fixed labor. And I'm not even going to go down that road. But I've been bringing this up for the last three months and I'm going to keep bringing it up until we get the answer. Every month I've been getting a different answer. Last month, it was there's no guarantee everyone's going to pay," Benulis said.
"There isn't," Hosler said.
"That does not mean you charge everyone else more. It doesn't work that way. And I'd like to see your numbers that make it work out to be
Also during the public portion Wednesday, citizens from
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