The following is a brief summary of the February 26, 2020, Newtown Township Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting based upon the official minutes of that meeting.

 

Community

Love is Love Day Resolution: Mr. Mack explained the Love is Love Resolution which Senator Santarsiero brought to the floor of the Senate to recognize February 15 as Love is Love day for LGBTQ youth. The motion failed 3-2 with Messrs. Calabro, Davis and Oxley voting nay. View the video to hear comments from several residents who spoke in favor of the resolution. [UPDATE: A revised version was passed at the March 11, 2020, meeting.]

 

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Development

Supervisors approved Bomba the conditional use application of Tacos and Rum, an approximate 3,990 square foot tenant space at 2930 S. Eagle Road in the Village of Newtown Shopping Center.

 

Supervisors failed to vote on a Toll Bros conditional use application to a 45-house development in the Conservation District located at 435 Durham and 107 Twining Bridge Roads.

 

Reports of Committees, Boards and Commissions

Planning Commission: JMZO Amendment – Mary Stover from CKS engineering attended the meeting to provide updates and answer questions. She reported Wrightstown and Upper Makefield received the ordinance however they have not officially reviewed it.

 

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Public Safety

Mr. Lewis stated the SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) Grant was coming up and both he and Chief Forsyth recommend the Township move forward and apply for the grant which will provide the Township with additional funds for hiring more staff. He said the Township is looking to expand the department to 7 days/12 hours this grant would greatly help that effort.

 

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Bomba Tacos & Rum, an Ohio-based Latin-style restaurant and bar, will be opening its first Pennsylvania location at the Village at Newtown Shopping Center.

 

The restaurant will be located in the new building currently along Durham Road that is currently under construction. The establishment has received liquor license transfer approval from the township (read “Summary of May 8, 2019, Newtown BOS Public Meeting”). 

 

[Bomba will open within 100 feet of Chipotle, which was approved by the Township in March, 2019; read “Newtown Board of Supervisors Approve Chipotle To Be Located in the Village at Newtown Shopping Center”]

 

The Newtown location is expected to open in winter 2020, the company said on its website.

 

The menu features a variety of Latin-inspired dishes, including, of course, tacos. The menu also features bowls, sandwiches, soups, and appetizers. The drink menu includes a range of rum cocktails, as well as margaritas, sangria, wine, and beer.

 

The Newtown location will have 170 seats and be between 3,500 and 4,000 square feet, the Newtown Advance reported.

The Newtown Township Board of Supervisors will consider an application for another new restaurant at the Village at Newtown Shopping Center during a meeting Wednesday [7 PM at 100 Municipal Drive, Newtown].

Solstice — a sub-franchise of Schula's Steakhouse — is seeking conditional use approval to open a 6,700-square-foot restaurant in the shopping center, Newtown Township Manager Micah Lewis said.

In November, the business received approval for its liquor license transfer. The liquor license was transferred from the Warrington Bertucci's, which closed in 2018 after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The application to be considered Wednesday is for the restaurant use, Lewis said. The restaurant will be located in a new building along Durham Road that is currently under construction, he noted.