Individuals Concerned for Newtown Square

THE FOLLOWING FILES REGARDING COMMENTS AND RESPONSES TO THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT DATED 073108 WERE PROVIDED BY NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP AND/OR BY THE NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP SOLICITOR.  MR. IRVINE'S COMMENTS WERE REFERRED TO AT THE SEPTEMBER 11 MEETING AT MARPLE NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL (MNHS) AND THE SUPERVISOR'S AGREED THAT THESE ISSUES NEEDED TO BE RESOLVED. 

IT IS LIKELY THAT THESE ISSUES WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE SEPTEMBER 18 WORKSHOP TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL OR GAUNTLET CENTER.  CHECK WITH THE TOWNSHIP (610-356-0200) OR THE TOWNSHIP WEBSITE FOR EXACT LOCATION AND TIME.  BPG'S SOLICITOR HAS BEGUN TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.  A COPY OF THE TOWNSHIP SOLICITOR'S COMMENTS AND A COPY OF THE BPG SOLICITOR'S RESPONSES ARE PROVIDED BELOW FOR YOUR INSPECTION.  PLEASE READ AND PREPARE YOURSELF FOR THE BOS AND BPG DISCUSSIONS ON SEPTEMBER 18. 

AN OUTLINE AND AN 8 PAGE SUMMARY AS WELL AS THE FULL TEXT OF THE 53 PAGE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 073108 IS ALSO PROVIDED BELOW.

     1.   Newtown Square Traffic Issues and Impacts (existing and future)
               - Within Newtown Township (TBD)
                   - To the Six Surrounding Townships (Marple, Radnor, Easttown,
                     Willistown, Edgmont, and Upper Providence) (TBD)

     2.   Health, Safety, and Welfare Impacts on Newtown Square
           Residents Resulting from Excessive Traffic Conditions as 
           well as Environmental Impacts and Loss of Open Space
           from Development (TBD)

     3.   Major Tax/Utility Impacts to Residents Due to Potential
           Excessive, Condensed, and Coherent Development Now
           Proposed between 2007 and 2017
                - Increased Costs of Road Improvements Including Acquisition
                      of Right-of-Ways and Property (i.e. Businesses and Homes) 
                     The township engineer has recently estimated these a portion of thesecosts
                     at $34M - up from earlier township estimates of $20M - $25M.
                    - Increased Costs of Providing Sewers to the Developed Areas and
                      Costs to Those On-Site Residents Required to Hook Up to Those
                      Sewers
                      The Muncipal authority has just recently put a figure of $8M - $10M on these 
                      costs.
                    - Increased Costs of Providing Water to the Developed Areas (TBD) 
                    - Increased Costs of PECO Upgrading Electrical Service to the
                      Developed Areas and surrounding Township areas (TBD)
                    - Increased Costs Due to Increased Needs for Firehouse Facilities,
                      Equipment, and Services (TBD) (NEWTOWN  FIRE COMPANY STUDY UNDERWAY)
                    - Increased Costs Due to Increased Needs for Additional Emergency
                      Services (TBD) (INCLUDED IN THE NEWTOWN FIRE COMPANY STUDY)
                    - Increased Costs Due to Increased Needs for Police Facilities,
                      Equipment, and Services (TBD)
                    - Increased Costs of Township Administration (TBD)

     4.   Major Tax Impacts Due to Needed Improvements Required for
           Marple-Newtown Elemenary, Middle, and High Schools Now 
           Planned between 2007 and 2014
                - Long Range Facilities Plan  Click to go to MNSD Web Site - click these 
                    - Educational Plan for the Future      same two links on that web page 
               These two plans are estimated by the MNSD to cost between $48M - $70M over
               the planning period.