Idea To Bring Wawa To Newtown To Be Discussed Wednesday

NEWTOWN, PA — The Newtown Township Board of Supervisors on Wednesday will discuss an idea that has been proposed to bring a Wawa to the township.

Supervisor Phil Calabro's idea for the township to lease or sell two acres of Silver Lake Park, which is located off the Bypass, to Wawa or another similar convenience store chain will be discussed at the meeting. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. at the township building.

Calabro says the seven-acre Silver Lake Park, located at Newtown Bypass and Campus Drive, is under utilized. "No one uses it and it collects pigeon poop basically," he said in an interview with Patch last week. So he came up with this idea, which he believes would benefit township residents all while generating income.

Calabro says Wawa usually targets two acres for the stores they build, which are now always with gas stations. This piece of property already has an intersection and a driveway going back, and it "seemed like a good fit," he said. The rest of the park would remain as open space under his vision, Calabro said.

"If we were to lease it, that’s a very desirable piece of property," he said, estimating the township could generate "tens of thousands" a month as the landowner.