A sign marks the Old Lycoming Township building in Old Lycoming Township as a polling place on Election Day. KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette

A seat at the Old Lycoming supervisors’ table was empty earlier this week.

Old Lycoming Township Supervisor David W. Shirn had resigned. His last day was this past Monday, Veterans Day. He had served as board chairman.

Minutes into the meeting Tuesday, Supervisor Justin Kastner read a resignation letter penned by Shirn.

“I want to thank the taxpayers of Old Lycoming Township,” the letter stated.

“For six-plus years I have served as township supervisor and 47 years in the township fire department,” the letter stated.

“It is with much disrespect from others that has led me to this decision along with now two threats from previous employees,” he wrote.

In response, Kastner said, “We appreciate Mr. Shirn’s contributions to the township. We recognize that and we now wish him well on his next chapter.”

Over the next two weeks the township will appoint a third supervisor to fill Shirn’s vacant seat. Kastner said he and Supervisor Rick Metz have talked about a couple candidates.

“We’ll get that finalized,” he said.

The question on the ballot in Old Lycoming Township was whether two additional supervisors should be elected to serve.

The referendum has passed although the results will not be officially certified until there is an official canvass of the votes, according to the county Board of Elections.

The unofficial count has 1,597 yes votes and 1,345 no.

If the results are certified as being correct, the new supervisor positions will be placed on the ballot in next year’s primary election. One would be for a six-year term and one for a four-year term.

The new supervisors would then be elected in the 2025 municipal election and begin serving in January 2026.

Kastner said he checked with the Lycoming County Office of Voter Services and was told there would be three seats as Metz’s term is done at the end of 2025, plus the two new seats, he said.

“Their terms will be staggered,” township Solicitor Scott Williams said.

Sun-Gazette reporter Pat Crossley contributed to this story