John Mack Newtown

Review of 2026 Board of Supervisors Meetings

For comparison, view the 2025 BOS Meetings Analysis, which shows that meetings that year averaged 78 minutes in duration and had an average of 70 video views each. One has to wonder if the BOS in 2026 can be doing all it can to benefit residents if its public meetings average only 50 minutes in duration to date (2 Nov 2026)? WHAT DO YOU THINK? Take the “Newtown BOS Performance Survey” and rate the performance of the current BOS.

18Meetings analyzed
50 minAverage meeting length
69Average video views

Note: Video-view totals reflect the figures recorded when this analysis was prepared and may increase over time.

Comparison of meeting length and video views for 18 Board of Supervisors meetings, January 14–October 28, 2026.

Meeting Date Duration (min) Video Views Major Topics / Decisions Meeting Summary
Jan 14, 2026 36 70 Emergency Services and Public Safety Infrastructure Read summary
Jan 28, 2026 43 49 Library Funding Request/Fire Services Agreement Breakdown with Newtown Borough/Approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness for Melange on N. Sycamore Street Read summary
Feb 11, 2026 24 35 The Fire Service Standoff/Mike Sellers of the Newtown Creek Coalition presented the final vision for the Newtown Creek Pedestrian Bridge Read summary
Feb 25, 2026 30 30 The Fire Service “Discount” Dilemma/The “Impossible” 100-Hour Work Week/Civic Needs Read summary
Mar 11, 2026 38 29 Environmental Advisory Commission (EAC) Governance Vacuum/Board granted conditional use approval for PJW Restaurant Group (P.J. Whelihan’s) Read summary
Mar 25, 2026 46 33 Inter-Municipal Fire Services Agreement/Member Ellen Snyder expressed strong opposition to the current handling of negotiations/Amazon Data Center Opposition/Non-Uniform Employee Pension Plan Read summary
Apr 8, 2026 15 32 Wireless Ordinance Advances/Public Comment: Why No Appointments to EAC? Read summary
May 13, 2026 56 13 Board authorized Howell Engineering to reject the bids received for the Pedestrian Bridge Project/board enacted an amendment to the Joint Municipal Zoning Ordinance (JMZO) regarding billboards/What's a Quorum? Read summary
May 27, 2026 17 15 Probably the shortest, “do nothing” BOS meeting ever! Read summary
Jun 10, 2026 72 28 Board voted to table MOU to transfer opioid settlement funds to Bucks County Read summary
Jun 24, 2026 45 27 Board moved (3 to 2) to send a proposed data center ordinance to the Jointure for a public hearing/Board authorized a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to obligate the township's portion of opioid settlement funds to Bucks County Read summary
Jul 8, 2026 21 27 Pedestrian Safety (Chandler Hall Crosswalk, NT-Yarley Rd Sidewalk)/Revised Data Center Ordinance Read summary
Jul 22, 2026 58 57 The “Seatbelt” Defense and the Vanished Quaker Oath Read summary
Aug 12, 2026 139 88 Data center ordinance, Sewer rate/land sale resident protest, pedestrian safety requests, Snyder anounces she is no longer EAC liaison, Amazon fiber optic cable update Read summary
Sep 9, 2026 57 217 Sewer Authority & Land Disposition, Pedestrian Safety: Are Grant Opportunities Being Missed?, Residents Blast Road Repaving, Newtown Pedestrian Bridge bid approved Read summary
Sep 23, 2026 72 220 Preserving Chandler Hall's Mission, Conflict of Interest Allegation, Linton Hill Road paving project, Environmental Advisory Council Reorg? Read summary
Oct 14, 2026 51 146 2027 Budget presentation by the Township Manager, not yet available to the public Read summary
Oct 28, 2026 88 131 2026 budget Debate, $35,000 salary increase proposed Read summary
AVERAGE 50.4 69.3 18 meetings

Source: 2026 BOS Meetings Duration and Views Analysis. Views reflect the counts recorded in the source spreadsheet and may change over time. Highlighted cells indicate 200 or more views.