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Some Recent Inquiries & My Responses
The following are samples on comments I have received recently and my responses. One of these may be relevant to you question/comment.
SUBJECT: Lawsuit Against Opioid Manufacturers and Distributors (see here for background)
INQUIRY: Hi John, I live in Newtown and I want to say how proud I am that Newtown has joined with Bucks County in the lawsuit against the drug companies who make opioids. In a way you're going after the "drug dealers" and that's where it needs to start. I have a question. I noticed in the article on Newtown Patch that some of the things the County is requesting is expansions to prisons. Wouldn't it better serve those who are addicted to go to treatment facilities as opposed to prisons? I was wondering if that is being considered.
SUBJECT: Emergency Notification System (read “Emergency Notification System Survey” for background)
INQUIRY: John, Bravo for introducing a valuable tool available to Newtown residents which can only provide benefits to its residents with such a ridiculously low cost! IT amazes me how much Newtown spends on “Trails” which I know of no one using and then has a problem with 5k on the notification system! About 2 weeks ago on a rainy Friday evening. We heard constant “loud explosions” outside, it went on for over an hour. I called the police and reported such, it continued for some time thereafter being stormy outside we discounted fireworks and felt uninformed as to what was going on, a notification system would have provided some degree of comfort for sure!
P.S. The booming you heard that Friday night was do to a fireworks display by KVK Tech at the former Lockheed Martin property celebrating an Indian holiday. The Supervisors themselves were not notified of this until 3 PM that day. I do not know if the Township used its "smoke signal" notification system - email to HOA management companies that are asked to forward messages on to HOA presidents who are expected to somehow forward on to HOA members - to notify citizens. Shameful!
SUBJECT: PFAS in Drinking Water
INQUIRY: Philly.com: ‘Is this really happening?’ Chemicals that tainted water on military bases spreading to other towns in Bucks (article). Something we should be concerned about in Newtown? I'd like to find out if our water is in danger and has been tested, happy holidays by the way!
SUBJECT: Development on the Bypass (see here for background)
INQUIRY: John, I agree with your comments on the U-turns off the bypass [re: Arcadia Green III (see here)]. Developers will always pick the Bypass to get to their new construction. When we approved of the bypass, we all agreed that it should be prevented from becoming like Route 1 and not be commercial in any way. That is also why those of us that represent our communities do not like the newly proposed multi pump gas stations that are to be accessed from the Bypass. Please don't let Newtown turn into anything that will destroy its historic nature. Thanks for your communications, keep up the good work.
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