Upper Milford supervisor Robert Sentner delivered a blistering attack on the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation during supervisors' March 19 meeting.

From potholes along Route 29 to a lack of response to township officials' concerns about safety at the intersection of Cedar Crest Boulevard and Indian Creek Road, Sentner said the state agency has failed to provide adequate service to the township, not only during recent snowstorms, but long before.

Sentner read aloud a letter he had sent to PennDOT and to the state representatives who serve the township, asking them all to attend the meeting to discuss his concerns. The only person who attended was a representative from the office of state Rep. Justin Simmons, R-131st, who said he would look into the problems.

Among the issues Sentner mentioned were:

*The aforementioned potholes, which haven't been repaired despite repeated requests.

*The poor condition of St. Peter's Road, made worse by PennDOT's decision to impose a weight limit on a Route 100 bridge and reroute tractor-trailers along St. Peter's Road.

*No response to the township's request to address the Indian Creek Road intersection, where there have been two accidents in just the past few days. A few months ago, supervisors asked PennDOT to close Indian Creek Road if the safety of the intersection is not addressed. The request was rejected.

*A general lack of communication from the agency.

"PennDOT is broken," Sentner said.

Supervisors George DeVault and Daniel Mohr wholeheartedly agreed with him, with both relating anecdotes about problems on PennDOT roads.

"You've got my support," DeVault said.

They asked township staff to prepare a list of specific issues related to PennDOT's performance and ask for a meeting.

Sentner read his letter as they began discussing whether to renew PennDOT's lease of a township location for a stockpile for road salt.

Township Manager Daniel DeLong said the current lease expires July 31. PennDOT is asking to renew it for 10 years.

"No way I'm going for a 10-year lease," Sentner said. After DeLong said they would have to go into executive session to discuss terms of a lease, supervisors decided to table it until they've had a response to their other concerns.

Meanwhile, supervisors profusely thanked township public works personnel for their performance dealing with township roads during recent storms.