The two Democrats on the Republican majority Middletown Board of Supervisors weren’t okay with Tuesday’s meeting being cancelled just days in advance. Instead of not showing up at the township building at the meeting time, Tom Tosti and Amy Strouse held a small public gathering outside.
At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, a small number of residents met with supervisors Tosti and Strouse outside the front lobby of the darkened municipal building.
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During their roughly hour-long conversation with residents, Tosti and Strouse heard about a concerns over a potential recovery home that might be coming to Levittown, board policies and other issues in the township of roughly 45,000 residents.
Chief of Police Joseph Bartorilla stopped in on the meeting after coming over to see who was gathering outside the municipal complex after dark. The chief’s unexpected visit led to him answering a few questions from residents and even hearing a kudos for Officer Rob Compton, who Levittown resident Jim Jenca said went above and beyond to help an elderly man stranded at the Oxford Valley Mall.
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Jenca also talked to the two supervisors about changing the policy for public comment during board meetings. He said the issue had been discussed before but he felt change to the policy was still needed.
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According to the township website, the meeting was cancelled late last week due to a lack of agenda items. However, Strouse said she felt there should have been a meeting to address any concerns or questions from the public.
Tosti said he felt the meeting should have happened to allow the public a chance to come out.
