Newtown Residents Discuss Plans for Police Town Hall

At the July 15, 2020, Zoom meeting of the Newtown Township Human Relations Commission, several attendees discussed the upcoming Town Hall meeting with Police Chief Hearn. Some expressed concern regarding the limited attendance due to COVID-19 social distancing guidelines, making sure people of color are not excluded, and concern that the meeting is not being recorded. In addition, some felt that the meeting should be open to people who cannot attend either via Zoom or via Facebook Live. In general, people understood the need for a limited access meeting, they felt it was important to move forward with the meeting as currently envisioned and a few ideas were put forward for meetings in the near future within the community, such as at churches and synagogues.