"We're not destitute, but we're tight," said Roulette Township
Supervisor Rob Seymour and Monday night's supervisors meeting.

Supervisors explained that several factors have caused the township to
experience a “cash-flow problem.” While the township awaits money from the
earned income taxes, and while the funding from the water company purchase is
held up in litigation and Public Utilities complaints, the normal operating
expenses and purchases related to the water company have depleted the general
fund.

The income that normally comes in from the Earned Income Tax office in
Potter County has been delayed. Supervisors said that the receipts are normally
received a few months later, but for some reason, it’s taking longer to receive
the funds.

Supervisor Bill Grandin suggested borrowing $20,000 from township
savings to get through till the new budget process in November, or until the
funding comes in for the water company purchase.

Seymour said, “Well, we went to the well a couple of months ago, and we
still haven’t been able to pay that back.”

After discussion, the supervisors agreed to take $20,000 from their
savings account to meet the deficit, “to be repaid from outstanding sources.”

Jack and Josephine Convey addressed the board to complain about a
neighbor’s trash burning.

“They are not just burning paper, and the smoke covered the whole
neighborhood,” said Jack Convey.

Josephine added, “The fumes burn your eyes, it’s not healthy, we can’t
even eat on our back porch.”

Roulette Volunteer Fire Chief Jonathon Huff, who was on hand at the
meeting, told supervisors and the Conveys that a state burning ordinance states
that smoke from trash burning cannot legally leave the property. Though the
township may have little legal recourse to deal with the issue, the state
ordinance might help alleviate the problem.

The meeting was extended as several people discussed issues surrounding
burning trash and burn barrels.

Right of Ways for Phase II of the Roulette sewer project have all been
received from Lanniger Creek residents except one. Grandin said that the right
of way is vital. He recommended that Township secretary Lucille Church send one
more letter, stating that if the right of way is not granted by September 24,
the property would be condemned.

Pam Barber, of the Roulette Skate Park committee asked permission to use
the Township Park for a Skate Park Fundraiser Fun-day, with old fashioned games,
Barbecue, soda, and skateboarding exhibitions to raise money for the skate park.
Barber said that the event would happen on either September 25^,
October 2, or October 9.