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My name is John Mack and on November 5, 2019, I was re-elected to serve a 6-year term as a Newtown Supervisor. I would like to thank all the citizens who came out and voted that Tuesday. I will do my best to work as a Supervisor serving all Newtown Township residents.

Honesty · Integrity · Experience

As a Supervisor, I go the extra mile to alert my constituents to new and developing issues and utilize my position as an elected official to obtain input from local residents as to significant issues facing our community (e.g., via “Meet Mack Monday” Zoom meetings). I keep busy learning about and making decisions about issues of concern to residents, including traffic and pedestrian safety, the pollution of our streams and lakes, perfluoronated hydrocarbons (PFAS) in our drinking water, preservation of open space, fiscal responsibility, and over development (read “Newtown Area Residents Are Very Concerned About Overdevelopment”). On average, I spend more than 40 hours every month on official Supervisor activities including interacting with residents, preparing for meetings, and attending meetings (read "What's the Hourly 'Wage' of a Newtown Township Supervisor?").

Independent Environmental Impact Analysis Requested for Sewage Treatment Plant Project

At the November 26, 2024, BOS meeting, Swan Point, Middletown resident Bill Everett expressed concerns abou the environmental impact of the proposed sewage treatment plant on Lower SIlver Laks Road. Mr. Everett spoke about the impact on Core Creek - the “Crown Jewel” of the Bucks County park system. He noted that the delay in Wawa construction was due to the need to drill a waste water tunnel in bedrock UNDER Core Creek. He recommended an INDEPENDENT environmental impact analysis.

Meanwhile, Jan Filios, member of the Newtown Environmental Advisory Council, agreed: “I would agree that an independent Environmental Study is warranted and probably essential to show anticipate any adverse effects in the future.  First, it should not be done by any of Sewer authority engineers or  the township engineers. Also, the Wawa so-called Environmental Study considered what was mostly inside the property lines, when obviously Core Creek could be affected, as well as the soil and ground water adjacent to  the site since water, even if treated with chemicals, WILL TRAVEL, and if not by ground water, then by piping. There are also residential wells on the Langhorne side, which could be Affected. There may be wetland areas nearby also.”

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“Our founders wanted us to know what our government representatives are doing. They knew that a healthy press is essential to a healthy democracy—and it’s worked for almost 250 years.” – Bucks County Herald. Also important, IMHO, is for elected government representatives to keep citizens they represent  informed.