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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?").

Sewer Authority Board Appointment Discussion

The #NewtownPA Board of Supervisors (BOS) must appoint a new member of the Sewer Authority Board after Linda Bobrin resigned in April 2025. Currently, the Borough outnumbers the Township 3-2 on the Board. At the 28 May 2025 BOS meeting, Board Chair Elen Snyder claimed to have “many letters from people” who want to apply to be appointed to the Sewer Authority Board. However, as Mack and other Board members noted, Board members received only ONE letter. Ms. Snyder has not revealed from whom she received letters and was chastised for acting independently without sharing information with the Board.

The earliest supervisors can appoint a new member is at the the next BOS meeting on 11 June 2025, one day AFTER the next Sewer Authority Board meeting on 10 June 2025. That means it is too late to prevent the three Borough Sewer Authority members from voting to restart the sewer treatment plant if they so choose. Just sayin’

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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  informed.