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Highlights from the December 10, 2025 BOS Meeting

At the 10 December 2025 BOS public meeting, Newtown Supervisors approved the 2026 Budget and a 30% tax increase, raising the total millage to 17.115 mills. The budget projects a $3.23M structural deficit and drastically reduces road paving funding by 25%, even as spending increases for police vehicles, a dump truck, and new administrative positions. Supervisor John Mack proposed re-allocations that would restore nearly one extra mile of paving, but the majority did not adopt the changes.

The meeting also featured Supervisor Mack’s farewell remarks after eight years of service, emphasizing transparency, public access to documents, and resident engagement.

A major portion of the meeting focused on concerns about selective enforcement in zoning, following a contentious ZHB hearing where the Chair questioned the Township’s inconsistent stance on sign ordinances.

Other updates included:

Neighbors for Open Government preparing to launch in early 2026
WWTP land: NBCJMA confirmed the property has been formally offered back to original owners
Approval of $1.08M in bills, including $444k for road projects
November Police Report: 2,215 incidents, +167% DUI arrests, 534 property checks. Listen to this Deep Dive podcast:

Mack's Newtown Voice · November 2025 NTPD Incident Report

9 December 2025 Meet Mack Tuesday Presentation

A Powerpoint presentation via Zoom on Tuesday, 9 December 2025. Topics include: 2026 Budget Concerns & What I Propose, Sewer Plant Plan Scrapped. What’s Next for the Land? How Should We Spend Opioid Settlement Funds? Fire Services Agreement with Borough Update, Fountain Farm Lane Parking Problem Update, Zoning Hearing Board Report: Signage issues, more...

Solving a 50-yr-old Sewer Surprise

The provided sources for this "Deep Dive" podcast - agenda and audio recording - document the Newtown, Bucks County, Joint Municipal Authority (NBCJMA) board meeting held on December 9, 2025. Discussions centered on the Penns Commons Sewer Lining and Replacement project, including the approval of a significant payment application to Doli Construction and an engineer's report detailing an unforeseen storm sewer conflict and project progress. Listen…

Mack's Newtown Voice · Solving a 50-yr-old Sewer Surprise

Most Viewed News Stories

Year 2024

The following stories from the News of Interest and Newtown News Update email newsletters were among the top 5 most viewed news stories in 2024:

Most Viewed Videos

November 2025

In November 2025, there were 300 views of videos on my "Newtown's Voice" Youtube channel. The following are the Top 5 viewed videos in Movember 2025. Click on video image or link below the image to see the video.

1	Not a Drug Education Vehicle
2	3 November 2025 Meet Mack Monday
3	Resident Sways Vote on Fire Services Agreement
4	Behind the Gavel at 25 November 2025 #NewtownPA BOS Meeting
5	Bradley Cooper Speaks Out Against Overdevelopment in Newtown

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 Podcasts

November 2025

The following are the TOP 3 podcasts played in November 2025.