Full House for Teen Issues

Last night, it was a full house for the first meeting of the new Doylestown Borough Council. With teen issues being a prominent part of the agenda, more than 50 people attended the meeting to voice their concerns and/or support for the proposed initiatives. The significance of the meeting attracted a FOX television camera -- extremely rare for a council session.

Public comment was both strongly worded and empathetic to the needs of the community and our teens. Concerned citizens, borough residents, and business owners spoke passionately to both the overall plan and specific initiatives. Within this preliminary discussion, the curfew emerged as one of the more controversial proposals. Conversely, the town watch received very strong support with citizen volunteers already emerging. Uniformly, we heard thoughtful perspectives from a diverse audience.

With the excellent public participation, it also became clear that a larger venue would be required for an effective town meeting on February 8th. Our Borough Manager, John Davis, has begun to investigate an alternate venue. I will post that information as soon as it becomes available.

Thank you for your participation and terrific comments.