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- Sewage Treatment Plant Coming to Newtown?
- LDR Trail Punchlists
- Developer’s “Ridiculous” Plan For Corners at Newtown
Sewage Treatment Plant Coming to Newtown?
At the 27 September 2023 BOS public meeting, Warren Gormley, Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority (NBCJMA) Executive Director, and Gannett Fleming, Civil Engineer and member of the Authority Board, presented the NBCJMA’s plan for the construction of a sewage treatment facility on Lower Silver Lake Road.
The presentation lacked the detail of a recent presentation by Mr. Gormley before the Newtown Borough Council (see below). Consequently, I asked Mr. Fleming a few questions to fill in the gap with some details so that township residents would be informed.
I specifically asked about conforming to Newtown zoning, If you check the JMZO, a public utility operation under an F-1 use is allowed by Special Exception in the OR district. The key feature is that it can only occupy 10% of the total property. There was some confusion regarding what the 10% refers to. Here's what the JMZO says: Public Utility Operating Facility. No facility nor projected area thereof as viewed in the plan view shall occupy more than 10% of the property on which it is located." Neither Mr. Gormley nor Mr. Fleming was aware of this ordinance, which can be found here: https://ecode360.com/31186598
#NewtownPA Sewer Authority Investigating Plans For Treatment Facility on Lower Silver Lake Road
— johnmacknewtown (@johnmacknewtown) September 8, 2023
During remarks before the Newtown Borough Council on Wednesday, the authority’s executive director Warren Gormley said the authority is looking into the feasibility of acquiring a… pic.twitter.com/3UZelQngvl
Lower Dolington Rd Trail Punchlists
There are TWO Lower Dolington Road Trail (LDRT) Punch Lists:
— johnmacknewtown (@johnmacknewtown) August 31, 2023
(1) an unofficial “Citizen’s Punch List” and
(2) an official FINAL PUNCHLIST prepared by Remington-Vernick Engineering (RVE), the township engineering firm
On August 29, 2023, the township released a LDR Trail project… pic.twitter.com/9UVayU65S9
Developer’s “Ridiculous” Plan For Corners at Newtown
On August 15, 2023, representatives of BET Investments, Inc. presented their plan to redevelop the Corners at Newtown Place shopping center located at the intersection of Buck Road (Route 532) and Newtown-Richboro Road (Route 332).
— johnmacknewtown (@johnmacknewtown) August 22, 2023
Specifically, the plan is to build a 3 story,… pic.twitter.com/lQa2DBW4J0
"These developers [are] coming in and what they're proposing is just ridiculous," said Ms. Peggy Driscoll, Chair of the Planning Commission, at the end of her presentation to the Board of Supervisors on September 13, 2023 (see video clip below).
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