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The following calendar includes Newtown Township public meetings as well as other events of interest to Newtown Township residents. Click on the event to see the time, location, agenda as well as other details including links to related information about items on the agenda.
Upcoming Meetings
11 June 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting
Wednesday, 7 PM * 100 Municipal Drive, Newtown, PA
Also live via Cable TV: Channel 22 (Comcast), Channel 40 (Verizon). Live streaming via Youtube: https://bit.ly/3xeFpiL
Agenda Includes:
Reports of Board Members
- Mack reports on attending the 7 June 2025 Juneteenth Celebration at Washington Crossing Park honoring the contributions of Black soldiers during the American Revolution and Civil War.
- More TBD
Consent Agenda
- Consider approval of minutes of May 28, 2025 BOS meeting
- Consider payment of the June 11, 2025 bills list in the amount TBD and transfers in the amount TBD
Manager’s Report
- Work on the 2025 audit has commenced, with an anticipated completion in late summer
- Howell Engineering has begun work on the engineering plans for the pedestrian bridge between the Township and the Borough. A public input meeting will be held at the Township Building on June 26, 2025 at 7:00PM. The purpose of the meeting will be to gather public input on the design of the project (read “#NewtownPA Creek Bridge Engineering Contract Awarded”)
May 2025 Police Report
ESD Report – Chief Forsyth
Other Business
- Appointment to the Sewer Authority Board. Three applicants:
- Marc R. Bjorkman (resume)
- Keith Terry (application email)
- Craig Deutsch (application email)
Selected Recent Past Meetings
See the Site Index for a list of ALL past meetings…
AGENDA included: Mack Attends Events, Cava Restaurant Conditional Use Hearing, Firehouse Building Study, NBCJMA Board Appointment, More...
AGENDA included: Planning Commission synopsis, My Vacation, April 2025 Police Report, Approval of PBA Contract, More...
AGENDA included: Consider payment of the April 23, 2025 bills list in the amount of $238,157.51, Authorization to purchase 2 Police vehicles and upfitting in the amount of $197,762.21, Award 2025 Road Program, Authorize Newtown Creek Bridge Engineering Contract, More...
AGENDA included: Consider payment of the April 9, 2025 bills list in the amount of $379,682.15 and transfers in the amount of $579,351.90 (see 9 April 2025 Bills List); Land Development: Durham Investment, LP, 413 Durham Road – Preliminary/Final Land Development (read “Planned Day Care & Medical Buildings on Durham Road in #NewtownPA Raises Traffic Concerns”); Solicitor Report: Consider authorizing Solicitor to sign Real Estate Tax Assessment Appeal Settlement Stipulations for Pembroke Brandywine, LLC, MCD 3, LLC, and 5 settlements for Newtown Vlg Plz Assoc. LP (BRIXMOR SHOPPING CENTER; refer to the 28 March 2025 Settlement MEMO); March 2025 Police Report (highlights presented by Chief Hearn); Consider appointment of Foster Digital for AV production services (read “#NewtownPA Posts Request For Qualifications (RFQ) for Video Production Services”). More details...
Firefighter Commendations, Meet Mack Tuesday Summary, MAKE AMERICA’S CONSTITUTION KING Hat, Newtown-Yardley Road Sidewalk Project Nixed, 2025 Road Work Bid, more…
The 25 March 2025 Meet Mack TUESDAY Zoom meeting was attended by 11 people (2 from Middletown Twp and 9 from Newtown Twp). PPT and Notes with links.
Topics for Discussion Included:
- Newtown Sewer Treatment Plant Decision – It’s Only a “Juncture” in the Road. What’s Next?
- UM Sunoco Pipeline Fuel Leak – News From Latest Community Meeting
- Meadow Conversion Project to Begin in August – Use of Roundup is an Issue
- Pedestrian Safety Updates – Summit Trace-Bypass Crosswalk, Newtown-Yardley Rd Sidewalk, Silo Drive-N Sycamore St Crosswalk, and Tara Blvd- Newtown-Yardley Rd Crosswalk
- 2025 Liquid Fuels Road Repaving Program – Is Your Street on the List?
- Why Are Our Electricity (and Gas) Bills So High?
- Update on Plan for a Public Mural
- Recent Past & Upcoming Township Meeting News
Video and Group Discussion (use Passcode r7wC%PU=)
High electricity bills, Sewer Authority decision, Zelenskyy T-shirt, Newtown-Yardley Rd sidewalk concepts, meadow conversion project to begin, Newtown Creek bridge update, Penn Community Banl approved, more…
As reported in the NewtownPA Now (LINK: https://sco.lt/64lg4u), "The Newtown Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority Board of Directors voted Tuesday, 11 March 2025, to halt work on a proposed wastewater treatment plant in Newtown Township.
The 3-2 decision does not cancel the project, but stops planning for the Newtown Township facility at a 17.5-acre site off Lower Silver Lake Road and University Drive near the Newtown Bypass, which is close to the Middletown Township border.
Board Member Elen Snyder, who is also a Newtown Township Supervisor, introduced the motion, which was supported by Board Chairperson Jerry Schenkman and Board Member Linda Bobrin. Board members Christopher Gusty and Robert Walker voted against it. more…
Planning Commission Synopsis, Zoning Hearing Board Appeals: Electic Car Charging, Bank Sugnage, more, Engineer’s Report: Crosswalk Safety Improvements, Public Comment: Delancey Court Has Traffic Concerns, Appointment to the Joint Historic Commission, Appointment to the Environmental Advisory Council, more…
The 25 February 2025 Meet Mack TUESDAY Zoom meeting was attended by 14 people. Why Tuesday? I am enrolled in a Stand Up Comedy Class hosted by Unscripted Productions. The class meets every Monday night from February 15 through March 17. So for February and probably March my "Meet Mack Monday" Zoom meetings will be held on TUESDAY!
Topics included: BOS Tells NBCJMA to “ABANDON” Plans for a Sewer Treatment Plant in Newtown Township, Residents Demand Sunoco Jet Fuel Pipeline Be Shut Down, Pedestrian Safety – PennDOT Approves Use of Grant Money for Newtown-Yardley Rd Sidewalk, Newtown Township Seeking New Service Providers, Recent Past & Upcoming Township Meeting News, 2025 Municipal Elections: Who Are the Candidates for Two Newtown BOS Seats? What Are the Issues? Privilege of the Floor – What’s on Your Mind? Access the Notes with links to more details...
John Mack reports on 11 February 2025 Newtown Sewer Authority Meeting, review of Bills List, purchase of Speed Trailer authorized, Engineer’s Report; MTF Grant Scope Revision, more…
Barbara Simmons Makes Mural Project Request, Resolution of Appreciation for Dr. Kevin L. Antoine, Ray Post Comments on Nitrogen & Phosphorus in Effluent from WWTP, Gloria Post Comments on PFAS in Effluent from WWTP, Jim Walsh Comments on Rates for WWTP vs BCSWA, Engineer’s Report: Newtown Bypass and Summit Trace Road Pedestrian Crossing, more…
The following presentation was made at the special 20 January 2025 Meet Mack Monday Zoom meeting that was attended by 18 people (14 from Middletown Twp and 4 from Newtown Twp). More...
This SPECIAL Meet Mack Monday Zoom meeting focused on a review of a citizen’s group's planned actions to oppose the proposed Newtown Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP). This sewage treatment plant would be located off the Bypass adjacent to the Wawa now being constructed on the corner of the Bypass and Lower Silver Lake Road.
This was a combination Re-Organization meeting and Regular BOS meeting. Included: Re-organization notes (see who I voted “NO” to), public comment regarding the Sewer Authority’s planned WWTP, questions regarding capital projects, more…
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