During a second day of meetings, Center Township supervisors addressed concerns about noise in the township.

Township resident Gary Courtney said he believes the excess noise generated by recent concerts and events that have been held at the Starlight Drive-in will affect his property's value and hurt his sleep pattern.

“I didn't sign up to live next to a concert hall, and I don't want to hear it while I'm laying in bed,” Courtney said.

Resident Brian Richards said he believes the concerts have been popular enough to stay a fixture, and he doesn't want the issue to get out of hand. He said despite the venue's attempts to turn down the volume, he has still experienced excess noise.

“I can hear concerts in September just as well as I could hear them in May,” Richards said.

Board chairman Ron Flatt addressed the public following public comment at Wednesday's meeting. He said he felt compelled to speak after multiple supervisors received profanity-filled messages and phone calls.

Flatt said the supervisors have full-time jobs, lives outside of their township work and have accomplished a lot this year, despite the coronavirus pandemic. “I'm not asking for sympathy; we're doing the same work that local governments do all over the county,” he said.

Flatt said because there are only about three concerts left in the season, he believes the board will take a few months to agree on the proper ordinance. He said he did not like the idea of an ordinance that would be unenforceable or that would create additional legal issues for the township.

“We may or we may not be quick about addressing the issues raised about an ordinance, but I do trust this board and the planning commission to use its best judgement to get it right,” Flatt said.

Supervisor Ed Latuska said the board has an ordinance drafted, and the supervisors are currently reviewing it. He said the supervisors may need to revise the ordinance to better fit the township's needs.

When ready, the supervisors will vote to advertise for a public hearing on the ordinance. At that time, the ordinance will be available to the public 30 days before the public hearing. The supervisors may vote on the adoption of the ordinance after the public hearing.

Also Wednesday, the board received what appeared to be a final update from township engineer David Heath on a matter involving work done by Columbia Natural Gas on Sunset Drive.In the fall of 2019, Columbia Natural Gas performed a project along Sunset Drive that involved removing parts of the road. In recent months, residents have complained about the repaving done by the gas company.Heath said he and the gas company discussed the issue, and the two sides came to a compromise in which the gas company tarred and chipped both lanes of the road. The work has already been completed.On behalf of one resident who raised the issue at Tuesday's meeting, Flatt asked why the road was tarred and chipped rather than doing multiple patches where work was needed.Heath said multiple patches would have introduced creases that could have compromised the road's integrity. He said the tarring and chipping prolongs the life of both lanes of travel.Latuska said he was under the impression the gas company was going to pave the entire road and was disappointed at only receiving a tar and chip treatment.“I think we could have gotten a little better than that,” Latuska said.Heath also said he has plans to meet with representatives from multiple utility companies to discuss their upcoming projects. “That is to try to understand what projects they have and to look at your paving program to coordinate to not have your newly paved roads ripped up,” Heath said.Also at Wednesday's meeting, the township approved its leaf collection schedule; approved to release $55,166 in Fire Relief Funds with 80 percent going to Unionville and 20 percent going to Oneida Valley volunteer fire departments; approved to donate $3,500 to Family Life Ministries for the Center Township Food Bank, the same amount as last year; and approved $1,500 to the Butler Area Public Library, same as last year.