Lower Towamensing Township continues to debate rules for short-term rentals.

Resident Steve Meining once again asked at Tuesday’s board of supervisors meeting if there’s been any progress made on short-term rentals.

The township is working on an application procedures list, with a possible amendment to the ordinance to include life safety inspection items.

“I’d really like to keep this ball rolling until we get to home base,” Meining said.

Meining asked how many active short-term rentals are in the township.

As of the beginning of the year, there were 18, said Brent Green, township code enforcement officer.

Green said at that time they were working on ways for everyone who is trying to operate to have their chart and their checklist.

Meining, who routinely checks on the status of the enforcement of the township’s short-term rental ordinance, said it’s important to keep after the property owners to hold them accountable.

Green said at that time he isn’t quite ready to issue a notice until he has evidence to back it up.

Green told the board in April that he was going through the township’s files to see what has been sent to those property owners and what has been returned.

Since the majority of the property owners aren’t local, Green said issuing a notice of violation and sending them to the magistrate will be difficult.