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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?").

#NewtownPA BOS Demands That the NBCJMA Abandon Its Plan to Build a Sewage Treatment Plant in Newtown Township

As reported in the Patch: "In response to growing public opposition [read "Opposition Builds to Proposed Local Sewage Treatment Plant"], the Newtown Township Board of Supervisors on Wednesday [12 Feb 2025] said it will ask the Newtown Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority [NBCJMA] to cancel its plans for a wastewater treatment plant in the township. "In an unexpected announcement at the start of the meeting that brought the audience to its feet, Chairwoman Elen Snyder called on the authority to suspend any plans for a new plant." Cheers were heard when supervisor Kyle Davis suggested that the project be outright CANCELED, not just suspended.

After comments from several residents, the BOS ordered the Township Manager to write a letter to the Sewer Authority expressing its opposition to the project. Here's the closing paragraph of the letter, which strongly opposes the project:

"Please be advised that the Newtown Township Board of Supervisors is vehemently opposed to the continued exploration, planning, and construction of a sewage treatment facility in Newtown Township. The Board recognizes the concerns of the citizens that it represents, and will make every effort to thwart the success of the project, including potential intervention through litigation, if the authority does not agree to cease the continued work on the planning of this project. The Township strongly recommends that the NBCJMA immediately abandon any and all work associated with the creation of a new treatment facility, and continue discussions with the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority to pursue release of additional capacity and connection to the Neshaminy Interceptor."

The letter was sent to the NBCJMA Manager on 14 February 2025. Happy Valentine’s Day NBCJMA! We love you, but NOT a sewer plant in Newtown township.