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- Sewer Authority Will Seek to Sell Land in Open Market
- State Awards Newtown Township $750K For Sidewalk Extension Project
Sewer Authority Will Seek to Sell Land in Open Market
At the March 10, 2026, meeting of the Newtown Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority (NBCJMA, aka Newtown Sewer Authority) Board, Newtown Twp resident John Mack commented on the land sale offer related to the property that was originally acquired to build a treatment plant, the plans for which are now abandoned.
Mack noted that the 90-day period during which the original owners could repurchase the land for $11.5 million - the price the Authority paid for the land in an eminent domain takeover - has been exceeded.
The NBCJMA solicitor confirmed that the previous owners did not accept the $11.5 million offer. Consequently, the Authority has "moved forward to ask the court for permission to sell the property."
In response to this, Mack suggested that rather than selling the land to developers, the authority should donate the property to the township so it can be preserved permanently as open space. Listen to Mack’s comments and Authority response:
According to PA’s Eminent Domain Law (26 Pa.C.S.A. § 310), if the condemnee does not buy it back, the property cannot be sold for a nonpublic use within 21 years of the original taking. The resale restrictions may not apply if the property is transferred to another government agency for public use.
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State Awards Newtown Township $750K For Sidewalk Extension Project
Newtown Township has been awarded a $750,306 state grant to fund a sidewalk extension project along the Newtown-Yardley Road. More details...
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