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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?").

Mélange Mishegoss!

At its September 10th meeting, Newtown’s Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB) focused heavily on the future Mélange Louisiana–Italian restaurant on North Sycamore Street. Restaurateur Chef Joe Brown apologized for replacing the building’s front windows with etched plate glass before approval, explaining that the sycamore tree motif was meant as a tribute to the street’s history. After discussion, HARB required the installation of traditional double-hung wooden windows, while allowing the etched panels to be displayed inside instead.

This, however, would not solve all of the “messy” issues. The applicants would still need to get the Planning Commission, Board of Supervisors, and Zoning Hearing Board to OK the seven window signs when only two signs are permitted by the Zoning Ordinance.

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“Our founders wanted us to know what our government represen-tatives 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 well informed.