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Recently Added Content

VIDEO: #NewtownPA BOS Demands Sewer Treatment Plant Plan Be Abandoned – As reported in the Newtown Patch: "In an unexpected announcement at the start of the [12 February 2025 BOS] 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. View the video...

BLOG POST: What Happens to the Land If Sewer Plant Plan is Abandoned? –My hope is that the land is donated to Newtown Twp to preserve as open space. Read my blog post analysis of Title 26 Eminent Domain Provisions to see what has to happen to make this possible in ou lifetimes.

Includes excerpt from the Valentine's Day letter sent to the Sewer Authority:
"We LOVE you, but HATE your sewer plant!"

NEWSLETTER: February 2025 News of Interest – Township seeking to hire new firms (bank, engineers, audiovisual), Barbara Simmons requests Newtown support for “Harmony, Unity & Love” mural, Toll Bros begin blasting!, more…

AUDIO: Residents Have MORE Questions Regarding Proposed Sewer Plant – At the 11 February 2025 Newtown Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority (aka Newtown Sewer Authority) Advisory Board public meeting, several residents from Newtown and Middletown demanded answers to their questions regarding the sewage treatment plant that the Authority is planning to build on Lower Silver Lake Rd in Newtown. Listen…

Mack's Newtown Voice · Residents Have MORE Questions Regarding Proposed Sewer Plant

VIDEO: Kevin Antoine Accepts Appreciation Resolution – At the 22 January 2025 Newtown Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting, Kevin LaVigne Antoine, former Chair of the Newtown Township Human Relations Commission (HRC), thanks the commission for passing a resolution of appreciation for his service.

Most Viewed Web Pages

January 2025

There were 1,446 pageviews in January 2025

The following pages - not including the home page and menu pages, etc. - were among the top most viewed pages in January 2025:

  1. BLOG POST: Resident Finds Fault with Newtown Sewer Authority’s Local vs Regional Rate Comparison
  2. MEETING SUMMARY: Summary of 11 December 2024 BOS Meeting
  3. NEWSLETTER: January 2025 Issue of #NewtownPA News of Interest
  4. BLOG POST: Newtown Sewer Authority Rates to Increase 47%!
  5. MEETING SUMMARY: Summary of 6 January 2025 BOS Meeting

Year 2024

The following pages - not including the home page and menu pages, etc. - were among the top most viewed pages in the Year 2024, during which there was a total of 16,129 page views::

  1. PAGE: Meet Mack Monday
  2. PAGE: Breaking News
  3. MEETING SUMMARY: 12 June 2024 BOS Meeting
  4. MEETING SUMMARY: 11 December 2024 BOS Meeting
  5. PAGE: Development Issues
Most Viewed News Stories

Year 2024

The following stories from the News of Interest and Newtown News Update email newsletters were among the top 5 most viewed news stories in 2024:

  1. Newtown Zoning Officer Cracks Down on Signage Violations (Pub: 13 November 2024 NOI)
  2. #NewtownPA Supervisors Approve 2024 Road Repair Program (Pub: 9 April 2024 NOI)
  3. Newtown Residents Think a Gas Leaf Blower Ban Would Be "Ridiculous" & "Overreaching" (Pub: 3 December 2024 NOI)
  4. Resident Submits “Stop Chick-fil-A” Petition to #Newtown Supervisors (Pub: 11 June 2024 NOI)
  5. Construction Expected to Begin Soon on #NewtownPA Wawa (Pub: 5 March 2023 NOI)
Most Viewed Videos

January 2025

In January 2025, there were 487 views of videos on my "Newtown's Voice" Youtube channel.

The following are the Top 5 viewed videos in January 2025. Click on video image or link below the image to see the video.

1 

Water Treatment Expert Says Effluent from Proposed WWTP Will Further Impair Lake Luxembourg

 
2 

Mack Asks Middletown & Newtown To Collaborate on Pedestrian Safety

 
3 

Bill Everett Updates Middletown BOS on Stop WWTP Plan

 
4 

Middletown's Plan to Oppose #NewtownPA's Proposed Sewage Treatment Plant

 
5 

PFAS in Effluent of Newtown WWTP Will End Up in Lake Luxembourg

 
TOP 5 Videos Viewed in 2024

In 2024, there were 6,756 views of videos on my "Newtown's Voice" Youtube channel. The following are the Top 5 viewed videos in 2024. Click on the links below to view the videos.

  1. Wawa Berm Drive By
  2. Donna Serdula Submits Petition Opposing Chick-fil-A Plan
  3. Wawa Drive By No.2
  4. Newtown Bypass Street Views: Before and After Wawa
  5. The Case for a Sidewalk Along Newtown-Yardley Road
Recently Curated Content

I "scoop" - curate - stories from regional and local news sources and pages of my website that may be of interest to Newtown Township area residents. Each "scoop" is an edited summary and links back to the original source article and related information.

Any opinions and/or insights appended to these article summaries are solely those of John Mack and do not represent the opinions of any other person or entity.

Most Listened To Audio Podcast

January 2025

In January 2025, there were 483 plays of audio recordings/podcasts on my "Newtown's Voice" Soundcloud channel. The following is the TOP podcast/audio listened to in January 2025. 

Mack's Newtown Voice · Mark Friend Questions Sewer Rate Increase for Well Water Users
TOP 5 Audio Podcasts in 2024
  1. #NewtownPA Artesian Water Wins Zoning Variances to Build PFAS Filtration Facility
  2. Meet Mack Monday Attendees Discuss Chick-fil-A on Bypass Plan
  3. Borscht Belt Deli's Mike Dalewitz Remarks After ZHB Denial
  4. Barbara Simmons Talks About a Mural Project in the Newtown Area
  5. Planning Commission Review of "Newtown Place"