HARMONSBURG — The dire financial straits facing Summit Township continued to fuel tensions as the Board of Supervisors heard the results of a much-delayed 2024 audit on Tuesday and considered whether the township could afford to move forward with a variety of payments and projects.
The meeting’s most dramatic moment came after Chairman Travis Crytzer, who joined the board this year after being elected in November, called out one of his colleagues by name and drew attention to a transfer of funds that took place prior to the election.
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