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SURVEY: Newtown Sewage Treatment Plant Survey – What do you think of the Newtown Sewer Authority’s (NBCJMA) to build a waster water/sewage treatment plant on Lower Silver Lake Rd in Newtown Township (learn more here...)? What are YOUR concerns, if any? What questions would you like answers to? Please take my short survey. Be sure to include any comments you think are appropriate.

MEETING SUMMARY: 11 December 2024 BOS Meeting – Sewage Treatment Plant Environmental Plan Presentation, Residents Oppose 413 Durham Rd Day Care Facility, November 2024 Police Report, Electric Vehicle Charging Station JMZO Amendment, more…

VIDEO: Residents Comment on Proposed Sewage Treatment Plant – At the 11 December 2024 Newtown Township Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting, several knowledgeable Newtown and Middletown residents made comments regarding NBCJMA's (aka Newtown Sewer Authority) proposal to build a state-of-the-art sewage treatment plant on Lower Silver Lake Road.

MEETING SUMMARY: 9 December 2024 Meet Mack Monday – Environmental Impact of Proposed Sewage Treatment Plant, Newtown-Yardley Road Sidewalk Proposal, Gas Leaf Blower Survey Results, Affordable Housing, 2025 Budget, and more…

NEWSLETTER: December 2024 Issue of #NewtownPA News of Interest – Gas Leag Blower Ban Survey Results, Environmental Impact of Proposed Sewage Treatment Plant, Newtown-Yardley Road Proposed Sidewalk Update, more...

Most Viewed Web Pages

November 2024

The following pages - not including the home page and menu pages, etc. - were among the top most viewed pages in November 2024:

1. BLOG POST: Pedestrian Safety Issues in the Neighborhoods
2. BLOG POST: Fire & EMS Tax Survey Results
3. BLOG POST: #NewtownPA Sewer Authority Rates to Increase 43%!
4. MEETING SUMMARY: 13 November 2024 Board of Supervisors
5. MEETING SUMMARY: 23 October 2024 Board of Supervisors

Year 2023

The following pages - not including the home page and menu pages, etc. - were among the top most viewed pages in the Year 2023, during which there was a total of 20,700 (estimated) page views::

1. PAGE: Meet Mack Monday
2. MEETING SUMMARY: 9 August 2023 BOS Meeting
3. PAGE: Blue Point Grill's Liquor License Transfer Not Approved
4. MEETING SUMMARY: 20 June 2023 Planning Commission Meeting
5. NEWS: September 2023 Issue of News of Interest

Most Viewed News Stories

Year 2023

The following stories from the News of Interest and Newtown News Update email newsletters were among the top most viewed news stories in 2023:

1. Redevelopment Plan for Corners at #NewtownPA Place Presented to Planning Commission (Pub: 23 August 2023 NOI)
2. LDR Trail Guardrails: Why Metal and Not Wood? (Pub: 23 August 2023 NOI)
3. Are You Ready for Newtown Zoning Armageddon™? (Pub: June 2023 NTNU)
4. Single-Hauler Township Trash Pickup Survey (Pub: 6 June 2023 NOI)
5. A “Major” Historic Resource Re-Discovered! (Pub: 3 January 2023 NOI)

Most Viewed Videos

November 2024

The following are the Top 5 viewed videos in November 2024. Click on video image or link below the image to see the video.

1	Friends Village Residents Ask Newtown to Ban Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
2	Wawa Drive By No.2
3	The Case for a Sidewalk Along Newtown-Yardley Road
4	NBCJMA (Sewer Authority) Capital Project Update
5	Frank McCarron Comments on the 2025 Budget

TOP 5 Videos Viewed in 2023

In 2023, there were 4,948 views of videos on my "Newtown's Voice" Youtube channel. The following are the Top 5 viewed videos in 2023. Click on the links below to view the videos.

1. Loose LDR Guardrail
2. SPOOKY STOP SIGN SAWER STRIKES IN NEWTOWN!
3. Supervisor Mack Responds to KRE's Motion to "Muzzle"
4. Work Begins Anew on Lower Dolington Rd Trail
5. Repaving of Lower Dolington Road

Recently Curated Content

I "scoop" - curate - stories from regional and local news sources and pages of my website that may be of interest to Newtown Township area residents. Each "scoop" is an edited summary and links back to the original source article and related information. Any opinions and/or insights appended to these article summaries are solely those of John Mack and do not represent the opinions of any other person or entity.

Most Listened To Audio Podcast

November 2024

To date in 2024, there were 2,458 plays of audio recordings/podcasts on my "Newtown's Voice" Soundcloud channel. The following is the TOP podcast/audio listened to in November 2024. 

TOP 5 Audio Podcasts in 2023

1. Planning Commission Split Regarding Capital Grille Signage
2. EDC Discussion of Overlay to the LI and OLI Zoning Districts
3. Attorney Joel Winston Answers Questions Regarding JZC Draft Wireless Communication
4. Speed Limits, Crosswalks and Pedestrian Safety
5. Gormley Speaks About Plans for Sewage Treatment Plant in #NewtownPA