SUMMIT TWP — Supervisors are planning to renew a coverage agreement between Summit Township and the Saxonburg police department through 2022.

Supervisor Rick Green, who acts as liaison between the township and the police department, said there is $40,000 in the 2022 budget dedicated to coverage for the Saxonburg police. The department is even increasing its scheduling for Summit Township, from 10 to 12 hours a week to 16.

According to Green, traffic patrol is one of the main reasons the police coverage has been requested, and they have been cooperative and accommodating to requests.

“We did it for safety and security for our residents,” Green said Wednesday. “Whatever we ask, they do.”

The six-month agreement with the police began July 1, and Summit Township supervisors have met with officials of Saxonburg and the police department periodically for updates.

Also discussed at Wednesday's supervisors meeting, township officials are still waiting for instructions on how to spend the American Rescue Plan money.

Township secretary Roxann Stickney said the township received about $243,000 this year, and will receive an almost equal amount next June.

“We are playing it safe,” Stickney said. “We want to use it in the right way, so we don't get fined or have to pay anything back.”