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The following is a summary of the activities of the Newtown Fire Rescue for the week ending 11 April 2024.
Emergency Calls:
Fire Calls – 9 Township (3) Borough (3) Mutual Aid (3)
EMS Calls – 15 Township (15) Borough (0 ) Mutual Aid (0)
Weekly Highlights
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March 22, 12:59 PM
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The NBCJMA recently posted this notice to its website:
"The Newtown, Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority (Authority) has decided to halt all work on the proposed wastewater treatment facility. [Listen to the decision here...]
"The Authority had been actively pursuing construction of a brand-new state-of-the-art wastewater treatment facility on a 17.5-acre parcel between the Newtown Bypass and Lower Silver Lake Road. Gaining control of spiraling sewer rate hikes was the impetus for the Authority’s pursuit of this project.
"However, the Authority, during its Tuesday, March 11 board meeting, voted to stop all work on the proposed project. The vote came on the heels of opposition from community members, as well as the Newtown Township Board of Supervisors. [Read the what the BOS demanded...]
"At this juncture, the Authority has no plans to advance this project. In the interim, the Authority retains ownership of the land where the plant had been proposed and will keep the public apprised of any next steps or updates in that regard as they become available. The Authority thanks the public, as well as our customers, for their interest and feedback as it relates to this project."
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March 21, 7:41 AM
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Why your electricity bill is so high, Sewer plant plan scrapped but rate hike remains, Will jet fuel pipeline leak reach Newtown Artesian wells?, Firefighters to be honored, Why I support Ukraine, more…
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March 18, 11:33 AM
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Join me for a night of laughter and celebration as Unscripted Productions' latest stand-up comedy students take the stage for their big Graduation Show! After weeks of honing their craft and finding their unique comedic voices, our talented comedians-in-training are ready to deliver fresh, funny material. They're eager to make you laugh, cry (from laughing), and applaud their journey into the world of stand-up comedy.
Also, Mark Riccadonna will take the stage for a hilarious set, showcasing his perfect mix of hilarious material and in-the-moment engagement.
Comedy Cabaret
625 N Main St, Doylestown, PA
$15 admission
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March 17, 3:22 PM
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TD Bank Closing Dozens Of Locations, Including 3 In PA - Across Pennsylvania, PA - These locations will be closed as of early June as the company seeks to re-evaluate its network of branches.
This announcement also comes after the bank pleaded guilty in a federal money laundering scheme and agreed to a $3 billion fine back in October — making it the first national bank to do so.
Meanwhile, at the 12 March 2025 BOS meeting, the supervisors voted 5-0 to switch Newtown's banking provider to Penn Community Bank.
For a long time, Supervisor Phil Calabro has voted against paying the township bills because it uses a “foreign” bank – i.e., TD Bank (aka Toronto Dominion Bank) – for its checking account, credit cards, and other banking services. At the 14 February 2024 BOS meeting, Mr. Calabro gave his reasons: "We have a lot of local banks in the area but we're doing business with Toronto Dominion Bank which if anyone searches Google for Toronto Dominion Bank they will see an abundance of scandals that that bank has been involved in from Ponzi schemes to pay for play. So, I don't know why we're doing business with this bank."
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March 16, 7:58 AM
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Each year in March, news media organizations across the country take this time to highlight the importance of transparency in our government, and we underscore the vital work our journalists do to fight for access to records that shed light on government activity.
One thing I have learned from being involved in local government is that here are forces that work to weaken public access to the nooks and crannies of government operations. For example, when a resident recently asked to see a pedestrian study done by Newtown Twp, which she requested and which was paid for by Newtown residents, she was told to submit an official Right-to-Know request. Sure, that's just a minor hurdle, but why is it needed? It just delays access and even may be denied! BTW, you find that report here.
Don’t miss these Sunshine Week training opportunities:
If you want more sunshine regarding transparency in #NewtownPA government, then join my Improve Newtown Communications for Better Government Facebook Group:
“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 to keep citizens they represent informed.
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March 13, 7:48 AM
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After pledging allegiance to the U.S. flag, I turned and focused on the Ukrainian Army logo T-shirt that I wore at the Newtown 12 March 2025 Board of Supervisors (BOS) in support of Ukraine. The pin above the logo is a combined U.S. and Ukrainian flag reminiscent of the time that the U.S. officially supported Ukraine.
In my comments later (view on Youtube), I reminded the audience that on April 13, 2022, the Newtown BOS unanimously voted to divest Twp pension funds of Aberdeen (ABEMX) holdings, which includes Russian & Chinese securities, in protest against the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the apparent war crimes being committed by Russia in Ukraine. My survey at the time revealed that 78% of Newtown Residents approved this decision.
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March 12, 5:36 PM
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As reported in the NewtownPA Now, "The Newtown Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority Board of Directors voted Tuesday, 11 March 2025, to halt work on a proposed wastewater treatment plant in Newtown Township.
The 3-2 decision does not cancel the project, but stops planning for the Newtown Township facility at a 17.5-acre site off Lower Silver Lake Road and University Drive near the Newtown Bypass, which is close to the Middletown Township border.
Board Member Elen Snyder, who is also a Newtown Township Supervisor, introduced the motion, which was supported by Board Chairperson Jerry Schenkman and Board Member Linda Bobrin. Board members Christopher Gusty and Robert Walker voted against it.
[Before the decision was made I suggested that the Sewer Authority - after voting to "abandon" the project - look for a way to donate the land to Newtown to preserve it as open space. Ms. Snyder's motion actually included this suggestion. Fore more on that, read my BLOG POST..."What Happens to the Land If Sewer Plant Plan is Abandoned?"]
Snyder, when pressed by Newtown Township Supervisor John Mack, who was in the audience, said the motion to “stop” work means, in her view, ending the authority’s effort to develop at the site.
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March 12, 7:37 AM
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The Newtown Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority Board of Directors voted Tuesday, 11 March 2025, to halt work on a proposed wastewater treatment plant in Newtown Township.
The 3-2 decision does not cancel the project, but stops planning for the Newtown Township facility at a 17.5-acre site off Lower Silver Lake Road and University Drive near the Newtown Bypass, which is close to the Middletown Township border.
[View/Listen to the decision on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Kv3yHUkLKCw]
Board Member Elen Snyder, who is also a Newtown Township Supervisor, introduced the motion, which was supported by Board Chairperson Jerry Schenkman and Board Member Linda Bobrin. Board members Christopher Gusty and Robert Walker voted against it.
Snyder, when pressed by Newtown Township Supervisor John Mack, who was in the audience, said the motion to “stop” work means, in her view, ending the authority’s effort to develop at the site.
Recall that the Newtown Board of Supervisors, in a 14 February 2025 "Valentine's Day Massacre" letter to the Sewer Authority, DEMANDED that the Authority "ABANDON" its plan, not simple stop the plan, which potentially can be RESTARTED in my view.
Before the decision was made I suggested that the Sewer Authority - after voting to "abandon" the project - look for a way to donate the land to Newtown to preserve it as open space. Ms. Snyder's motion actually included this suggestion.
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March 11, 9:35 AM
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Middletown and Newtown Township residents are rallying to stop the construction of a 2.5 million-gallon-per-day water treatment plant in Bucks County.
In September 2024, the Newtown Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority proposed its own wastewater treatment plant to alleviate costs to taxpayers* from mounting rate increases by the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority, which currently manages wastewater treatment. To construct the plant, the authority acquired 17.5 acres on Lower Silver Lake Road, near the township’s border with Middletown Township.
Middletown and Newtown Township residents who live close to the site formed a steering committee in November 2024 to oppose the plan.
*[This was the rationale for proposing the plant in Newtown. However, analysis by outside experts have suggested that this. Read "Flushed Finances: Why Newtown’s Sewer Plant Could Cost You More." Also, read what Elen Snyder has to say below about the REAL reason.]
It's About More Construction & Development
[Elen Snyder, chair of the Newtown Board of Supervisors and board member of the joint municipal authority] said part of the reasoning for building the wastewater treatment facility was to allow more construction in Newtown. Right now, she said, the water and sewer authority does not allow for more buildings to be connected to the existing sewer system because of overflow concerns and fear of overburdening the Neshaminy Interceptor, which transports sewage from Bucks County to Philadelphia.
"In areas like the Business Commons part of town," Snyder said, "that is impacting the township’s ability to attract new businesses and developments to stimulate economic growth. We can’t allow anybody to build in that part of town, because there is no access to the sanitary sewer."
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March 10, 8:12 AM
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U.S. Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick is again calling on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to shutdown the Sunoco Pipeline running through Bucks County until all corrective measures are fully implemented and the safety of the pipeline is unequivocally confirmed.
In late January, Energy Transfer, which operates the pipeline for Sunoco, confirmed a leak that contaminated the groundwater and a number of residential wells with jet fuel in the Mt. Eyre Manor neighborhood.
“The public has repeatedly been met with half-answers, or worse, no answers at all,” he wrote. “My constituents have asked for full transparency and accountability. I believe the residents of our community deserve nothing less.
Joining the congressman in calling for a shutdown of the pipeline are U.S. Senator John Fetterman, the Bucks County Commissioners, State Senator Steve Santarsiero and State Rep. Perry Warren who represent the township in Washington, Harrisburg and Bucks County. The Upper Makefield Board of Supervisors have also asked that the line be temporarily shutdown.
Update (3/11/25):
[As reported in Bucks County Courier Times] The state has found that the company whose pipeline poisoned private wells near Washington Crossing violated state law, according to an order issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on Thursday [6 Mar 2025].
The state order formalizes several water safety measures that the company had already begun implementing, and requires documentation of the implementation. The order also outlines a number of remediation requirements, but stops short of issuing penalties.
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March 9, 9:00 AM
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often called “forever chemicals,” are manmade chemicals containing carbon and fluorine atoms. They have been used for decades in many consumer products and industrial processes.
PFAS are of a special concern near the proposed sewage treatment plant because PFAS levels are exceptionally high in the water and fish there. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) and the U.S. Geological Survey did a study of PFAS in rivers, streams, and lakes throughout Pennsylvania, and the sample from Neshaminy Creek in Langhorne had the highest PFAS out of all 178 locations tested statewide.
Wastewater entering sewage treatment plants from both homes and industrial facilities contains PFAS. Residential sources include disposal and excretion of consumer products
However, traditional wastewater treatment does not remove PFAS, and the PFAS remain in the wastewater released as effluent and in the solid sludge (called biosolids). The biosolids are disposed of by spreading on farmland as fertilizer, in landfills, or by incineration (burning), and PFAS are released into the environment with all of these disposal methods.
New environmental regulations for emerging contaminants are not a question of if, but when. These rules will demand expensive upgrades that will have a greater cost impact on smaller facilities like the proposed Newtown plant yet these expenses have not been factored into its cost estimates.
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March 7, 6:47 AM
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Valerie Mihalek and Todd McGonigal have announced their candidacy for two open seats on the Newtown Township Board of Supervisors.
Joined by supporters and friends at the Newtown Athletic Club, the Republicans kicked off their campaign to take back majority control of the township’s five-member governing board.
The two are running together on a “For A Better Newtown” platform and against “secret agendas."
Mihalek has lobbied for pedestrian safety improvements at a mid-block crosswalk at Tara Boulevard and Newtown-Yardley Road (view this video of her comments to the BOS: "Pedestrian Safety Priority: Sycamore St Versus Newtown-Yardley Rd"). She enlisted residents from her development, engaged the police department, and successfully lobbied the township to have the speed limit lowered.
McGonigal is a father, husband, and small business owner from Newtown who said he believes in the power of hard work and giving back to the community. He is now a small business owner, partnering with his wife to run the Yardley Ice House and the Newtown Ice House, both hugely successful businesses.
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March 6, 12:42 PM
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This is my personal summary of the February 26, 2025, meeting of the #NewtownPA Township Board of Supervisors (BOS). This is not a complete nor an official summary.
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March 6, 10:43 AM
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An in depth webinar on what is causing the surge in electricity prices and what can be done about it.
Natural Resources Defense Council's (NRDC's) Robert Routh: explains the basics of what PJM is, how the markets operate on a basic level. Note: PJM stands for Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection, a regional transmission organization that coordinates the flow of electricity in a 13-state region, including parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Ohio, and others.
PennFuture's Pat McDonnell: what has happened in PJM in the last few years, creating an imperfect storm of things that are impacting things negatively such as human health and climate what the electricity grid looks like- showing graph, being aware of what is currently driving prices up, Resource reliability vs rates, and the differences between what can be built in 5 years vs immediately (solar is available today).
Energy Efficiency Alliance's Jeaneen Zappa: here’s what the Energy Efficiency Alliance can bring to the table now - energy efficiency programs, virtual power plants, etc.
Black Appalachian Coalition's Bishop Marcia Dinkins: the need to humanize this experience, allow folks to tell their story, while touching on advocacy: BLAC storymap / LTE workshops / Action Alert.
Webinar Main Sponsors: PennFuture and CVPA
Co-Sponsors: BLAC, Energy Efficiency Alliance, PA IPL, Breathe Project, Sierra Club PA, 412 Justice, Hip Hop Caucus, PennEnvironment, NRDC, Clean Air Council
View the video on Youtube...
My monthly PECO bill for electricity + gas rose from $356 in Oct 2024 and $457 in Nov 2024 to $664 in Jan 2025 and $630 in Feb 2025. My small 1900 sq ft house is gas heated. My bill for gas in the Feb 2025 bill was 80% higher than in the Dec 2024 bill (the electricity part rose 25%).
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March 6, 7:38 AM
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[From Bucks County Courier Times; March 6, 2025]
Some Upper Makefield residents wonder if the catastrophic floods that inundated parts of the township in 2023 affected flow of jet fuel into their wells after a leak was recently discovered from a Sunoco pipeline in a neighborhood off of Mt. Eyre Road.
The leak from a 2.5-inch crack in a petroleum pipeline under a Glenwood Drive property, described as a 'slow drip' by pipeline company officials, was discovered in January, but nearby residents reported smelling and tasting gas in their water as early as September 2023 — two months after a torrential flash flood brought six inches of rain to the area in two hours.
Severe flooding can affect pipelines, according to federal regulators. Residents at a public meeting in late February questioned whether the flood could’ve led to the jet fuel entering their private wells.
Rain also affects how far a liquid can spread through the soil, said Karen Ogden, a watershed specialist for the Bucks County Conservation District. While dry conditions may leave the jet fuel to pool around the leak, wet weather allows the petroleum to travel farther [as far as the Newtown Artesian Water wells as shown in image?}.
UPDATE, 3/12/25
At the 12 March 2025 Newtown BOS meeting, resident Valerie Mihalek reported that see attended a Sunoco and PA Dept of Environmental Protection meeting regarding the jet fuel pipeline leak in UM. She asked "if leaks could work its way down to the artesian Wells that are a source of drinking water in Newtown? Sonoco looked at me like a deer in the headlights... like they had not thought of this one." Listen to her remarks here: https://www.youtube.com/live/Yn1Fm1PQZ30?si=3z2FbzKH_n_ODqrp&t=2576]
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March 5, 7:11 AM
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Delancey Court residents asking the township to consider traffic calming measures to mitigate backups on Route 413/Durham Rd.
On February 26, Steven Kieley, representing the Delancey Court Homeowners Association, expressed concerns before the board of supervisors over future traffic that will be generated by the development.
Durham Investments is currently seeking land development approvals for a 10,000 square foot daycare center and a 6,000 square foot medical office building across Route 413 from Delancey Court on a slightly less than five-acre parcel just north of the township building on Durham Road.
“Our issue centers on the fact that there’s going to be 726 trips in and out of that site every day,” Kieley told the supervisors last week. “The worst situation is during the peak hours of the morning between 7 and 9 and the peak hours of the evening between 4 and 6, there will be a line of traffic making left hand turns from the center lane of 413 (into the daycare center site) blocking the line of sight by our residents (as they exit Delancey Court) as well as the southbound drivers on Route 413. It’s going to be a very dangerous situation.”
Kieley asked the supervisors to approach PennDOT with the idea of including traffic calming signals at the northbound and southbound approaches to the daycare center that would break up the backups and allow for turning movements. The signals, which he said are used successfully in New Jersey, turn red for about 30 seconds allowing congestion to clear.
“It doesn’t really disrupt traffic, but it does slow down traffic and allows traffic to move,” he said.
Listen to Mr. Kieley's comments at the 26 Feb 2025 BOS meeting...
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February 28, 6:34 AM
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t the 26 February 2025 Newtown Township Board of Supervisors (BOS) public meeting, Elen Snyder, chairperson of the BOS, commended local firefighters for their response and life-saving efforts during a recent house fire in Lower Makefield Township.
An older couple who lived in the home was rescued and needed to be hospitalized due to fire-related injuries, according to reports.
“We couldn’t be prouder,” Snyder added. “It wasn’t even in our township, and they were the first ones there, so kudos to them.”
At public comment, resident Valerie Mihalek echoed the sentiment and recognized the two firefighters by name for their actions.
“I would like to echo the words of Supervisor Snyder in recognizing firefighter Michael Bradshaw and firefighter Quinnten Jones for their incredibly heroic efforts in going back in to save the woman who went back inside to save her pet,” Mihalek said.
Mihalek noted the assistance provided by passing trash haulers who spotted the blaze.
“The trash haulers who were driving by and went in and helped the one gentleman who was in a chairlift to get down the stairs,” she said.
At the March 26, 2025, BOS public meeting, Newtown will be honoring its firefighters for their heroic actions.
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February 26, 6:43 AM
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In what could only be described as a convenience store showdown, Sheetz is looking to possibly build its first store in the Greater Philadelphia area --- right on the same block as an existing Wawa.
Nick Ruffner, Public Affairs Manager for Sheetz, confirmed with NBC10 that the chain might open a location at Ridge Pike and Swamp Pike in Limerick Township, Montgomery County.
"Sheetz can confirm it is interested in building a store at the intersection of Ridge Pike and Swamp Pike, but it is too early in the process to provide further details," Ruffner shared.
The rivalry between Sheetz and Wawa dates back decades, with both battling for convenience store supremacy in Pennsylvania.
As I said at my 25 February 2025 Meet Mack Tuesday Zoom meeting, Sheetz has a strategy to locate close - sometimes right across the street - from Wawa and there is at least 2-3 plots of land across from Wawa in Newtown on the Bypass: land owned by the Crossing Community Church, which "said a prayer" for Wawa when it was suing the township to get approval to build on the Bypass, land currently occupied by a shutdown TD Bank where Chick-fil-A had plans to build but was thwarted by residents opposition, and a vacant lot where PennDOT is establishing a pedestrian crosswalk across the Bypass to Wawa. This intersection of Newtown-Yardley Road and the Bypass will be "fully operational" (i.e., developed one way or another) in the not too distant future. Mark my words as they say.
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February 25, 12:17 PM
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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has approved a joint settlement that reduces the rate increase requested by the Newtown Artesian Water Company by nearly 19%, while enabling critical infrastructure upgrades for customers in Bucks County.
The unanimous 5-0 vote adopted the Joint Petition for Complete Settlement, which was recommended by PUC Administrative Law Judge Eranda Vero and supported by Newtown Artesian, the PUC’s Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E), the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA), and the Office of Small Business Advocate (OSBA).
Under the terms of the settlement, Newtown Artesian will raise its annual operating revenues by approximately $750,000, an 11.5% increase. This is significantly lower than the company’s original request for a $922,418 revenue increase, which represented a 14.1% hike.
The new rates, which scale back customer charges and usage rates across all rate classes, are set to go into effect on April 18, 2025. This rollout will coincide with Newtown Artesian’s ongoing shift from quarterly to monthly billing for all customers.
Newtown Artesian plans to press ahead with key infrastructure improvements, including the construction of a new treatment plant designed to address “forever chemicals” in the water supply.
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February 23, 7:25 AM
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February 22, 9:13 AM
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Date & Time: February 25, 2025, starting at 7:00 PM
Login info: https://rebrand.ly/25Feb25_MMT_Reminder
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February 19, 11:51 AM
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It is my hope that the 17.5-acre plot of land is donated to the township to preserve as open space.
What are the options should the Authority actually “abandon” its plans as suggest by the Newton BOS? One option that I mentioned at the BOS meeting was for the Authority to sell or donate the land to the township so it can be preserved for open space.
“Maybe the township could purchase that track of land and then designate it as open space so nothing could ever be built there,” I said to applause.
Several residents thought the Authority should refund its recent 47% rate hike to which I replied “its seems to me this is like saying that egg prices will come down after this summer and I don't think they ever will come down.” Since the taxpayers already paid for the land, I think the Sewer Authority should donate it to the township. I cited the example of Silver Lake Park, which was donated by Bucks County to the township for $1 under the condition that it never be developed.
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February 16, 7:56 AM
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A pipeline leak in the township tainted water in six wells. A preliminary federal investigation found it was undetected for at least 16 months.
Upper Makefield Township residents affected by a pipeline leak that tainted the water of six wells with jet fuel continued to question pipeline operator Sunoco and its parent company Energy Transfer at a meeting Thursday (Feb 13, 2025) night.
According to Sunoco, as of Thursday, the third-party water testing company they hired has performed 127 water tests and received results for 92. Six of the 92 results contained hydrocarbons, a toxic chemical, above statewide standards. An additional 102 tests are scheduled or in the process of being scheduled.
Local and state elected officials sided with residents demanding the pipeline be shut down until an investigation into the leak is complete.
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February 13, 7:08 AM
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In response to growing public opposition [read "Opposition Builds to Proposed Local Sewage Treatment Plant"], the Newtown Township Board of Supervisors on Wednesday [12 Feb 2025] said it will ask the Newtown Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority [NBCJMA] to cancel its plans for a wastewater treatment plant in the township.
In an unexpected announcement at the start of the meeting that brought the audience to its feet, Chairwoman Elen Snyder called on the authority to suspend any plans for a new plant.
“I have heard you loudly and clearly. We all have. We heard you say that you aren’t for it. You’ve been heard,” said Snyder of growing opposition to the plant, especially from Middletown Township residents living near the proposed plant's site on Lower Silver Lake Road [a few hundred feet from the Wawa site that is currently under construction].
Later in the meeting, after residents pressed the supervisors to take their opposition a step further, the board agreed to direct township manager Micah Lewis to send a letter to the authority asking it to cancel plans for the plant, which brought more applause from the audience.
This is the last paragraph of a draft of the letter to be sent to the Authority by the township;
"Please be advised that the Newtown Township Board of Supervisors is vehemently opposed to the continued exploration, planning, and construction of a sewage treatment facility in Newtown Township. The Board recognizes the concerns of the citizens that it represents, and will make every effort to thwart the success of the project, including potential intervention through litigation, if the authority does not agree to cease the continued work on the planning of this project. The Township strongly recommends that the NBCJMA immediately abandon any and all work associated with the creation of a new treatment facility, and continue discussions with the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority to pursue release of additional capacity and connection to the Neshaminy Interceptor."
Under other business, Supervisor Phil Calabro said the township should pursue acquiring the 17.5 acres of land on Lower Silver Lake Road as township open space, an idea backed by Supervisor John Mack. Listen to comments made at the 11 Feb 2025 Sewer Authority Advisory Board meeting: https://rebrand.ly/11Feb2025_NBCJMA
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February 12, 6:42 AM
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Plans for a new $1 million pedestrian bridge across the Newtown Creek linking Newtown Township and Newtown Borough are moving from concept to design.
Newtown Borough Councilor Julia Woldorf is reporting that a committee made up of officials from Newtown Township, Newtown Borough and the Newtown Creek Coalition will be reviewing requests for proposals from firms to design the new bridge, which will link the residential neighborhoods of Newtown Borough with Newtown Township’s Sycamore Street corridor.
According to Woldorf, the committee sent out requests for proposals to 51 different firms. Eight companies responded expressing an interest, she said.
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