This 8.5 minute podcast features a recording of a segment of the April 22, 2020, Board of Supervisors meeting during which the Supervisors ratified their decision to re-allocate 1 mill of real estate tax revenue from the debt service fund to the general fund.

This was necessary due to an anticipated shortfall in Earned Income Tax revenue due to the COVID-19 shutdown of local businesses. The 1 mill of real estate tax revenue was slated to be used to borrow money to repave more than 5 miles of roads in Newtown Township will now be used to pay general operating expenses such as salaries of township employees including police officers, fire fighters, administration staff, and public works employees.