2025 Meet Mack Zoom Meetings

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) – sometimes delayed to Tuesday (MMT) - Zoom meetings that I host periodically, usually the 2nd or 3rd Monday or Tuesday of the month before the first or second BOS meeting (refer to my Event Calendar for specific dates).

Use the registration form to see the agenda and to get the login information for the next meeting. You can also tell me what topics you'd like to include on the agenda. Even if you cannot attend, I will send you a summary of the meeting afterward.

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.

2025 Meet Mack Meetings

9 December 2025 Meet Mack Tuesday

Top Takeaways: Newtown-Yardley Road sidewalk: the project has been approved for a $750,000 grant and would replace the existing path with a concrete sidewalk and curb for safety. Liberty Center (Borough): discussion touched on a multi-story apartment and plaza concept, with interest in accelerating the project. Open government & process: discussion included signage enforcement challenges and concerns about a Consent Agenda limiting transparency if not used carefully. Budget transparency: residents raised concerns about missing monthly reports and the need for clearer budget tracking and oversight.

3 November 2025 Meet Mack Monday

Agenda Includes:

• 2026 Draft Newtown Township Budget
• 2026 Road Paving Program
• Fire Services Non-Agreement with the Borough
• 22 October 2025 BOS Meeting Summary
• Fountain Farm Lane Parking Problem
• Mack's Plans After BOS

22 September 2025 Meet Mack Monday

Highlights Include:

• Goodnoe Homestead Project: Large mixed-use plan faces strong resident opposition (traffic, density, historic character).
• Mélange Restaurant: Historic/signage violations over etched windows; approvals still unresolved.
• Sewer Authority: Worthington settlement adds $2M; uncertainty about land use & no expected sewer rate rollback.
• Pedestrian Safety:
• Chandler Hall residents seek safer crosswalk lighting (100+ petition).
• Summit Trace crosswalk awaiting PennDOT action; dangerous right-turn lane flagged.
• Fountain Farm Lane: illegal parking & speeding; police using speed boards.
• Sports & Parks:
• CRNAA baseball fields request $10k water hookup (plus $15k costs) for safer infields.
• Roberts Ridge Park pollinator garden planting set for Oct. 4–5.
• Ordinances: Native plant mandate moving forward (100% native species required). Billboard/offsite signage rules under revision.
• Planning Commission Updates:
• 211 Upper Silver Lake Rd. subdivision—sidewalks debated.
• Mini-storage facility—caretaker apartment zoning issue.
• Other Notes: Road paving to begin soon; Frost Lane sidewalk to connect to new creek bridge.

23 June 2025 Meet Mack Monday

Topics Include: Appointment of Newtown Township representative to Sewer Authority Board - Latest Info, Billboards in Newtown? Pedestrian Safety (crosswalks, etc.), Roadwork - Contract Awarded, Newtown Twp/Boro Fire Services Agreement, New Fire Station - Concept Plans, Scope, & Budget, Newtown Creek Bridge Public Meeting, What's Happening with Steeple View Property?, Holy Family Student Housing Project

25 March 2025 Meet Mack Tuesday

Topics Include: Newtown Sewer Treatment Plant Decision, UM Sunoco Pipeline Fuel Leak, Meadow Conversion Project, Pedestrian Safety Updates, 2025 Liquid Fuels Road Repaving Program, Why Are Our Electricity (and Gas) Bills So High?, Update on Plan for a Public Mural, more… Download the PPT notes with more details and links to background and related information: https://rebrand.ly/25Mar2025_MMT_PPT

25 February 2025 Meet Mack Tuesday

Topics Include: BOS Tells NBCJMA to “ABANDON” Plans for a Sewer Treatment Plant in Newtown Township • Residents Demand Sunoco Jet Fuel Pipeline Be Shut Down • Pedestrian Safety – PennDOT Approves Use of Grant Money for Newtown-Yardley Rd Sidewalk • Newtown Township Seeking New Service Providers • Recent Past & Upcoming Township Meeting News • 2025 Municipal Elections: Who Are the Candidates for Two Newtown BOS Seats? What Are the Issues? Download the PPT notes with more details and links to background and related information: johnmacknewtown.info/UserFiles/image/MMT_25Feb2025_Preso.pdf

20 January 2025 Meet Mack Monday

This SPECIAL Meet Mack Monday Zoom meeting focused on a review of a citizen’s group's planned actions to oppose the proposed Newtown Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP). This sewage treatment plant would be located off the Bypass adjacent to the Wawa now being constructed on the corner of the Bypass and Lower Silver Lake Road.