Deb Reeder is angry, and she wants elected officials in Conestoga Township to pass a proposed nuisance property ordinance to help area landlords get rid of bad tenants.

At the township's Feb. 2 supervisors meeting, Reeder told officials that a man is harassing residents at her mobile home park at 3716 Main St. in Conestoga.

Although Reeder didn't go into many details, she told elected officials that she had recently purchased a camera and security system to keep an eye on areas around her mobile home.

She also said she owns a German shepherd.

"I spent $300 on my security system to protect my home from this man," Reeder said. "It would have been a lot cheaper to just let my German Shepherd have a go at him."

This past summer, members of the Southern Regional Police Department had proposed the nuisance ordinance modeled on one recently passed in Marietta Borough. Elected officials voted to table the ordinance in June and then again in July because of the need for more legal clarification.

Getting supervisors to approve the proposed ordinance would make it easier for police to "get out there and do their job," Reeder said. "I'm from Baltimore, and shame on me for thinking that I would be safer up here in Conestoga," she said. "He thinks he's invincible and I'm scared."

In other news from Conestoga, elected officials took action to put a lien on the property of Doug Huber, near the corner of Colemanville Road and Route 324.

Neighbors have previously complained about unregistered vehicles and other items stored on the 5.8-acre property. The township had pursued legal action against Huber totaling $4,800, but he then a fire broke out at the property in January 2008, reportedly injuring Huber.

As Huber was recuperating, elected officials were able to work out a deal: Huber would pay the township $100 a month for two years as a way for the municipality to recover at least half of the money incurred in legal fees.

At the Feb. 2 meeting, Conestoga Township Zoning Officer Jim Hines told elected officials that Huber had yet to make any payments.

"We've spent about $5,000 of the township's money on this and we haven't gotten anything back," Conestoga Township Supervisor Craig C. Eshleman said at the meeting. "At least by filing a lien, there's a chance that we might get some of that money back, even if it happens 10 or 20 years down the line."

Supervisors informed residents that they should have an update on the lien at the township's next supervisors' meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, March 2, at 7 p.m. at the Conestoga Township building, 3959 Main St. in Conestoga.