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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 Monday of the month before the first 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
- 29 April 2024, 7 PM
On the Agenda:
- Chick-fil-A on the Bypass Update – For background, read “Chick-fil-A Wants to Set Up Shop On #NewtownPA Bypass”; What about the West Road Chick-fil-A? Will it close or remain open? If the latter, when will access be improved as planned 4 years ago? What’s YOUR opinion?
- Plastic Bag Ban Begins – Read “Whoops! I Didn't Bring My Own Bag!”. Why can supermarkets charge $0.10 per recyclable paper bag? What’s YOUR opinion? Some FAQs.
- Comprehensive Plan Housing Analysis – I’d like to hear your opinion about housing developments planned for Newtown. Read my analysis…
- Washington Crossing Bridge Replacement Resolution – Read “On Washington Crossing Bridge, Wrightstown Has Upper Makefield’s Back. What About #NewtownPA?” I will review a resolution to support the preservation of the bridge. Learn what action – if any – was taken by the supervisors at the April 24 public meeting.
- Debt Service Loan: Road Repaving Update – The township is issuing an RFP for financing for the LED conversion projects and additional road paving. A resolution/item will be included on the next BOS agenda (May 8, 2024) to authorize preparation of all loan documents in order to incur non-electoral debt to fund the projects. It is likely that 1 additional miles of roads will be repaved in 2024. Read “#NewtownPA Supervisors Approve 2024 Road Repair Program” to see which roads are top of the list.
- Privilege of the Floor – What other issues are on your mind?
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Past Meetings
- 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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