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Are you concerned about over development in Newtown, tax increases, traffic, quality of our roads, preserving open space or about any issue that has or will come before the Board of Supervisors (BOS) and other township boards and commissions?
Feel free to attend one of my Meet Mack Monday (MMM) events that I host periodically, usually the 2nd or 3rd Monday of the month before the first or second BOS meeting (refer to the Event Calendar for specific dates and access to registration form). I will inform you of items coming up for discussion at public meetings you may not be able to attend and that are not televised. I will listen to your concerns and together with other residents and business owners I will try to come up with solutions to problems that make sense for Newtown as a whole.
DISCLAIMER: Meet Mack Monday meetings are not official Newtown Township meetings. The opinions expressed at Meet Mack Monday events are solely those of John Mack and the attendees of the meeting and do not represent the opinions of any other entity.
Next MMM Meeting
TBD
Date & Time TBD
On the Agenda:
- Topics TBD
- Privilege of the Floor
This is not an official Newtown Township meeting. It is hosted by Newtown Supervisor John Mack to learn more about issues of concern to Newtown Township residents and to share ideas on important issues.
Selected Past Meetings
- 21 October 2024 MMM
Topics for Discussion Included:
- Sewage Treatment Plant & Rate Increase Survey
- 2025 Budget - Some Questions
- Crosswalk & Sidewalk Improvements Update
- Pedestrian Safety – Residents’ Comments
- Increased Fire & EMS Tax Millage Survey
- 2025 Road Repair Plan
The following is a video recording of my introductory presentation:
The following is an audio recording of the discussion following my presentation:
Topics for Discussion Included:
- Why the Wawa Delay?
- Plan for Sewage Treatment Plant Moves Forward
- Pedestrian Crosswalk Improvements
- LI/O-LI Overlay “By Right” Zoning
- Business Signage Ordinance
- 2025 Budget Preview
- Another Unsafe Crosswalk
- Fire Service Agreement with Borough
- Pollinator Garden Community Planting Event
Topics for Discussion Included:
- Anti Chick-fil-A at the Bypass Update, Including Petition Results
- Wawa Coming Soon – Will It Sell Beer/Wine 24/7?
- LI/O-LI District Overlay Problems: High Density Housing, More Traffic Congestion
- Corners at Newtown “Garage Core” Apartment Complex: Should We Amend JMZO to Allow This New Use in the Town Center District?
- What’s (not) happening with Pedestrian Crosswalk Improvements?
- Indoor Pickleball Club Proposed for Vacant Bed, Bath, and Beyond Site
- “Pollinator Garden” in Roberts Ridge Park
Agenda included: Chick-fil-A on the Bypass Update, Plastic Bag Ban Begins, Re-Revised Corners at Newtown Housing Plan, Comprehensive Plan Housing Analysis, Washington Crossing Bridge Replacement – BOS Response, Debt Service Loan RFP – LED Streetlights & Additional Road Paving ,“Dolington Deep Ditch” Along LDR Trail. See video of opening presentation…
- 25 March 2024
- 26 February 2024
- 22 January 2024
- 13 November 2023
- 16 October 2023
- 11 September 2023 – Lower Dolington Rd Trail Punchlist Update, KRE “Validity Challenge” to Zoning,Corners at Newtown Redevelopment Plan, more...
- 22 May 2023 – single-hauler trash pickup, LDR trail work, Capital Grille and parking, zoning validity challenges by developers, more...
- 24 April 2023 – single-use plastics ban, “mixed-use” apartments, LDR Trail fiasco, more...
- 20 Februrary 2023: - 2023 road paving program, earned income tax, reduced speed limit, more... (view the presentation...)
- 23 January 2023 - Change Zoning to Allow Apartment Complex?, Pull Out of the Jointure?, Sewer Rate Increase, “Historic” Site on Toll Bros Site: Should It Be Preserved?, More...
- 5 December 2022 - Revised 2023 Budget, 2021 Audit, Wawa’s “Substantive Validity Challenge”, “Questionable” Projects Proposed for OR District, Not On My BYpass! A New Facebook Group, More...
- 17 October 2022 - Newtown/Wrightstown Police Services Agreement, No Turn on RED, More...
- 12 September 2022 - BCSWA Sale, EMS Tax Increase Referendum, Women’s Reproductive Rights Resolution, Dangerous Intersection, Lower Dolington Road Trail Delay, More...
- 11 July 2022 - Lower Dolington Road Trail Delay, Where's Wawa?, NT Yardley Rd/Bypass Intersection Safety, Newtown Ambulance Squad, Fire Services Agreement, More...
- 6 June 2022 - Fire Services Agreement, Chick-fil-A, Outdoor Furnaces, Billboards, Wawa, 5G Small Antennas, More...
- 16 May 2022 - Wawa Land Development, Better BOS Meeting Audio-Visual Technology, ARP Funds, More...
- 11 April 2022 - Wawa Land Development, 5G Wireless Ordinance, Hybrid/Live Streaming of BOS Meetings, Single-Use Plastics Ordinance, Pension Fund Divestiture of Russian Stocks, Newtown Gun Show, More...
- 7 March 2022 - Love is Love, Newtown Gun Show, Toll Update, Arcadia Update, More...
- 7 February 2022 - Newtown Gun Show, N Sycamore Street Pedestrian Safety, Toll Bros Update, What to Spend ARP Funds On, More...
- 10 January 2022: Pedestrian Safety, Arcadia U-turn (Notes)
- 22 November 2021: Pedestrian Safety (Notes & Audio Archive)
- 18 October 2021: Manager's Recommended 2022 Budget (Notes & Audio Archive)
- 20 September 2021: Toll Bros All Saints Cemetery Proposed Settlement, Hybrid Meetings (Notes & Audio Archive)
- August 9, 2021: Arcadia Land Development, Toll Bros New Plan, Wawa (Audio Archive)
- June 21, 2021: Starting the 2022 Budget Process Sooner, Wawa ZHB Hearing Summary, Arcadia Land Development Overview, Lower Dolington Trail Progress Report, How to Spend COVID Relief Funds (Video Archive)
- May 3, 2021: Wawa Update, Lower Dolington Trail Update, Preliminary Survey Results (Audio clips)
- March 11, 2021: Wawa, Doggy Dayz K9 Resort, Is 5G Safe?
- February 8, 2021: Arcadia III Settlement
- January 11, 2021: Why I Voted to Approve the 2021 Budget
- December 7, 2020: What Can Be Done to Limit a Tax Increase
- November 9, 2020: Continued discussion of the "Recommended" 2021 Budget
- October 26, 2020: Discuss Details of the "Recommended" 2021 Budget
- October 12, 2020: Arcadia Litigation, Proposed 2021 Budget
- September 21, 2020: 5-Year Financial Plan, E30 Use
- August 24, 2020: Toll Bros Plan
- July 6, 2020: Police Accountability
- May 11, 2020: Newtown BINGO! Helping Businesses During COVID-19
- April 20, 2020: Diversion of Tax Funds to Cover Deficit Spending
- March 9, 2020: Code Regarding Neglected Property
- February 10, 2020: Speeding on Mill Pond Road
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