A pension administration company has filed an objection to Upper Milford Township supervisors' decision last month to select Municipal Retirement Trust as provider of pension services to the township.

Integrated Capital Management filed the objection, arguing that Municipal Retirement Trust, in its proposal, didn't correctly calculate its costs for serving the township.

Township solicitor Marc Fisher told supervisors at their Aug. 2 meeting he is reviewing their objections and will have a decision at the next board meeting on the validity of those objections.

The two firms were among three who responded to the township's request for proposals to handle pension services, and supervisors last month chose Municipal Retirement Trust, a nonprofit which is sponsored by the Pa. Association of Boroughs.

Fisher said the objection from Integrated Capital Management is in accordance with the procedure spelled out in state law. The law calls for a waiting period after a firm is chosen in which any firm not selected may file an objection. The process is fairly new, he said.

Supervisor Robert Sentner, stressing he has complete confidence in Fisher, asked what happens if Integrated Capital Management questions Fisher's objectivity.

Fisher said they would be entitled to appeal his decision if they're not satisfied.

Supervisors Chairman Daniel Mohr pointed out supervisors didn't have to choose the lowest bidder when reviewing the proposals, and Fisher agreed.

"Supervisors have tremendous discretion," he said.

In other business, Township Manager Dan DeLong said he has found most of the relevant documents in response a request from the state Department of Environmental Protection for a report on the 1994 removal of two underground township fuel tanks. DEP had written to the township last month asking for a report on the soil samples around the site of the tanks.

DeLong said "everything is in order" in the documents, except for one test procedure. He said testing rules apparently changed during the yearlong process of removing the tanks.

He said he'll send the documentation to DEP and wait and see whether they will require retesting of the soil.

"I don't think the township has to be concerned that it's a hazardous waste site," he said.

In other business, supervisors:

Approved a request from Terry Schmeltzle to use the Jasper Park parking lot for parking during a public auction Sept. 22 at 5056 Vera Cruz Road. Supervisors agreed that otherwise there would be parking all along the road, which would be dangerous.

Approved the use of the township building 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 28 for the Light in the Night Safe Zone block party, sponsored by Upper Milford community churches. The event was canceled last year due to the freak October snowstorm, so organizers want to hold it indoors this year. About 50 to 100 children are expected to attend. Supervisors also waived the rental fee.

Denied a request from AP Automotive to lease 10 parking spaces in the township building parking lot for transition vehicles and employee parking.

Supervisor George DeVault said he is concerned, from a public safety standpoint, the parked vehicles could block the view of motorists turning on or off Route 29/100 from Kings Highway, saying that is already a dangerous turn. Mohr also said the request indicates some of the vehicles may be parked there overnight, which DeLong said is against township policy. The vote was 2-0-1 to deny the request, with Sentner abstaining.

Denied a request from Janet Zimmerman to refund the park rental fee she had paid for a party Aug. 4 in Jasper Park, which had to be canceled. Supervisors said the request gave them too little notice, but said if the area is rerented, they would refund the fee.

Met in executive session for 40 minutes to discuss personnel and real estate.

During public comment, resident Phil Casey praised township employees Alan Brokate and Brian Miller for their work and professionalism in supervising the sewer hookup to his Vera Cruz business.