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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Township Review of Trailer Park Plans Postponed Until March

A Planning Commission review of an application for a 56-pad trailer park at the Newtown Swim Club property has been postponed from Feb. 5 to some time in March.

The first public review of plans for a trailer park on the Newtown Swim Club property has been postponed. A Newtown Township Planning Commission review of a 56-pad trailer park will not take place on Feb. 5 as planned, Newtown Township Board of Supervisors Chairman Mike Gallagher told Patch today. John VanLuvanee, the attorney for applicant County Builders, contacted the township this week to request a continuance due to a scheduling conflict. The application has not been withdrawn; rather it will likely be reviewed in March by the Planning Commission. According to the letter from VanLuvanee to the township, he will be away during the scheduled hearing and unable to attend. A new date for has not yet been set, however the Planning …

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Supervisors Continue to Oppose Swim Club Development Plans and Newtown Swim Club

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6:46 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013

It was NEVER that the TWP. would not support townhomes it was the QUANTITY of the townhomes that the THREE supervisors were against. The Gallaghers must like higher density or got big campaign contributions !   more ›

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Public Outcry Over Trailer Park Prompts Board to Approach Developer

Board member Rob Ciervo called a motion to approach Mike Meister of County Builders and request that he resubmit the townhome plans “negotiating our surrender.”

Concerns over a trailer park coming to town drew the largest crowd at a Newtown Township Board of Supervisors meeting in recent memory. Despite the fact that the application for a 56-pad trailer park at the Newtown Swim Club site was not on the agenda, more than 150 residents attended the Wednesday meeting. Several took the opportunity to speak against the proposal during public comment. In response to the public outcry, the board voted 4-1 to direct the township solicitor to approach Mike Meister of County Builders and request that he resubmit plans for a townhome community on that site. Newtown Swim Club owner David Platt is working with County Builders to create a residential development on the 16-acre property on Newtown-Yardley Road …

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Supervisors Continue to Oppose Swim Club Development Plans

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6:29 pm on Saturday, March 16, 2013

It's not about Rights, it's about Greed ! Platt using past history in getting the most He can from the property and the surrounding residents worried about their property Values going Down, ( Would never happen !) Platt knew what buttons to push and acted accordingly, Panicking the residents. Now lets see what the outcome will Be.   more ›

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