June 2024 Issue of Newtown News of Interest

Welcome to the June 2024 News of Interest e-newsletter. You can subscribe to my newsletter and receive it each month via email. You can easily opt-out at any time. Just go to my website www.johnmacknewtown.info (or dot com) and hit the SUBSCRIBE button! This issue includes O-LI/LI Overlay Problems, Stop Chick-fil-A Petition Presented to BOS, Work on Wawa Site Begins… Will It Sell Beer? Planning Commission: Garage Core Apts – Meh!,, Pickleball – No Problem! More…

1. June 2024 Issue of News of Interest John Mack O-LI/LI Overlay Problems Stop Chick-fil-A Petition Presented to BOS Work on Wawa Site Begins… Will It Sell Beer? Planning Commission: Garage Core Apts – Meh!, Pickleball – No Problem! More… Read the entire issue: https:// rebrand.ly /jun2024noi

2. O-LI/LI Overlay Problems Large Scale “Mixed Use”/Town Center Apartments Also, Drive- thu Restaurants

3. O-LI/LI Overlay Problems (cont’d) Impact on Newtown Borough July 9, 2024, Letter from Newtown Borough Solicitor to Township: “While the Borough understands and respects that the Township has full authority and prerogative to enact responsible zoning ordinances within its boundary, from the text of the Ordinance, it does not appear that the Jointure nor the Township has yet to consider the impact an overlay that permits and encourages large-scale mixed-use development may have on the Borough . “The Borough recognizes the unique and somewhat symbiotic relationship shared with the Township. In undertaking planning endeavors, the Borough would hope that the Township would be open to the concerns and thoughts of the Borough regarding a new zoning scheme that extends the residential community closest to the Borough and the associated impacts that that scheme may have on our shared community. “The Borough requests that representatives of the Board and Borough Council have the opportunity to meet and discuss these issues prior to the Board taking action on this Ordinance on behalf of the Township.”

4. STOP Zoning Changes Allowing Chick-fil-A Construction in Newtown Donna Serdula Presents Petition to BOS Petition signed by over 800 residents was presented to the BOS on May 22, 2024 (currently, over 1,000 have signed) View the Video: https:// rebrand.ly / Serdula_PetitionPreso

5. Work Begins on Wawa Site Will There Be Beer There? Wawa paid $170,000 for a Liquor License in Bucks County – Will It Be Newtown Wawa? Work Begins on Bypass

6. Corners at Newtown Place Parking Core Apartment Building Richboro Rd Centre Ave & Sycamore St Intersection Housing Density & Traffic Concerns Why amend JMZO to include a NEW B-11 use when an R-2 use (Medium Density Apartment) is already allowed? Traffic Impact Study (TIS) does NOT take into account the additional impact of the Borough’s future Steeple Chase Project

7. Indoor Pickleball Club Located at vacant Bed, Bath, and Beyond site in the Newtown Shopping Center 11 indoor courts and pro shop Membership Required ($109-$130 per month) Hours of Operation: 6am to Midnight Parking will NOT be an issue according to developers Planning Commission Chair Peggy Driscoll confirmed that West Road is being widened to accommodate an extra lane to get around the Chick-fil-A line to access the shopping center, including the location of the proposed Pickleball Club

8. Summary of 8 May 2024 BOS Meeting “ Dolington Deep Ditch!” Newtown-Yardley Road and Tara Drive Crosswalk Improvements Delancey Court Residents Request BOS Rescind Its Approval of Day Care/Medical Building Conditional Use Application Newtown Walk Resident Wants to Know Why the Delay in Moving Forward on Crosswalk Improvement Plan https:// johnmacknewtown.info /8may24bos.html

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