Residents of Newtown Gate voiced frustration at an October 2025 Newtown Township Board of Supervisors meeting after police began issuing parking tickets along Fountain Farm Lane, a street where parking had been allowed for decades.
Resident Maria Porambo, speaking for the Quarters at Newtown Gate HOA, said there was no prior notice or communication from township officials and that residents were blindsided by enforcement “from someone higher than the chief.” She rejected the idea of using private lots for overflow parking.
The parking issue first came up at the September 10, 2025, BOS meeting when I asked Police Chief Hearn about getting more data regarding speeding along Fountain Farm Lane (FFL). I heard complaints from residents about this via email. Thanks to BOS Chair Elen Snyder’s remarks, this discussion also got into parking along FFL and the Chief’s comment: “If you own a property within that Fountain Farm development, do not park on Fountain Farm in the fog line. You will be ticketed.” You can hear this discussion on YouTube starting here… or read the transcript (PDF).
Supervisors Dennis Fisher and John Mack proposed potential solutions, including designating one-side parking, creating overflow areas, and holding a Zoom meeting with the three homeowners associations. The meeting ended with agreement to continue dialogue toward balancing parking access and safety on Fountain Farm Lane.
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The Zoom meeting that I suggested was held on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. Several Newtown Gate residents participated.
The conversation centers on seeking a moratorium on ticketing and implementing permanent solutions, such as petitioning to reclassify the road to non-arterial status to allow parking, increasing traffic calming measures like stop signs and speed limit enforcement, and securing a traffic engineer study to address both parking needs and overall public safety concerns, including dangerous speeding and the lack of safe crosswalks.