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I have been a resident of Newtown Township since 1995 and a Newtown Supervisor from October 2017 though December 2025 (8 years). 2026 marks the close of my time serving as a Supervisor, and I want to use this moment to express my deep gratitude to the residents of this community. It has truly been an honor to serve you, to be your voice on as a Supervisor, and to work every day with the belief that local government functions best when it is transparent, accountable, and open to the people it represents.

As I step away from the dais, I’m not stepping away from Newtown. I will continue to support transparency, good governance, and resident involvement in every way I can. My hope is that the work we do together continues to strengthen the connection between the governing Board and the public it serves.

Featured Video: Where's the Money for Newtown Creek Bridge?

At the 14 October 2026 Newtown Board of Supervisors meeting, John Mack asked where is the estimated $300,000 needed to cover the estimated $1.3 final cost of the project. This was during a motion to approve a motion to accept a $985,850 bid for the construction of the Newtown pedestrian bridge.

Mack noted that while the Township Manager mentioned an additional $100,000 grant was received by the Newtown Creek Coalition for the project, the Coalition did not mention such a grant on its website.

After the meeting, Mr. Mack received via a RTK request to the township a September 2, 2026. letter addressed to Mike Sellers (Newtown Creek Coalition) and Julia Waldorf (Newtown Borough Council), in which PA State Senator Steven J. Santarsiero and House Representative Perry Warren said “While we continue to fully support this project and will wotk together to secure $100,000 in additional state funds to cover most of the increase in construction cost, we look forward to commitments from Newtown Township, Newtown Borough, and/or private funding source(s) to contribute any fiirtlier fuiids needed to close the gap behveen the original proposal and the updated plan.”

In other words, NO grant has yet neen awarded to the NCC and our state representatives seem to expect Newtown Township and Borough to commit to supply additional funding!

“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 – past and present - to keep citizens they represent well informed.