Local Government – Falls Township

Morrisville Municipal Authority Closes on Land for Wastewater Treatment Project

Published

5 years ago

June 1, 2021

Press Release Morrisville Municipal Authority

Within the next five years, a state-of-the-art wastewater treatment facility will be in full operation at the Keystone Trade Center in Falls Township.

last week, the Morrisville Municipal Authority formally closed on a 54.36-acre parcel along the riverfront where the new facility will be constructed.

The Authority paid NorthPoint Development $4 million for the land.

The bulk of the former U.S. Steel tract is owned by NorthPoint Development. The developer earlier this month received approval from the Falls Supervisors to begin pre-construction site clearing and other preparations as part of its plans to build up to 15 million square feet of warehouse space for Fortune 500 companies such as GM, Amazon, Chewy, Walmart, UPS, FedEx and more.

Constructing a new wastewater facility to serve the NorthPoint property was crucial to the project’s success. Current water and sewer-related utilities serving the 1,800-acre property were previously managed by U.S. Steel and are antiquated. Last year, in tandem with the purchase of the land from U.S. Steel, NorthPoint designated the Morrisville Municipal Authority as the provider of all water and sewer- related utilities serving the expansive property.

Since December, MMA has owned and managed the water and sewer mains, including most pump stations and related equipment which comprise the four key wet utility functions: delivery of potable water, delivery of raw service water, treatment of sanitary
sewer and treatment of industrial wastewater.

The new wastewater facility will replace MMA’s 60-year-old plant currently housed on a 13-acre parcel in Morrisville. The new facility will serve future tenants of the Keystone Trade Center, as well as MMA’s roughly 40,0000 customers in neighboring communities.

“I hope people will take an interest in the evolution and advancement this represents for us in this area,” said Morrisville Municipal Authority Executive Director John J. Warenda, Jr. “It substantially benefits all of us to have a larger, state-of-the-art wastewater treatment facility, and to have somebody operating the utility systems on site to better facilitate development at the Keystone Trade Center by NorthPoint and its partners.”

Since 2015, MMA had been meeting with municipal partners and, for several years, has been contemplating building a new facility on a portion of the former U.S. Steel site. With the 54-acre purchase, the proposed 10 million gallon a day facility is expected to accommodate the region and its anticipated growth for the next 35 to 50 years.

NorthPoint plans to spend an estimated $40 million on remediation efforts as part of the $1.5 billion redevelopment. Once built out, the developer has said the project would create between 5,000 to 10,000 new permanent jobs. MMA would service all the future growth at the Keystone Trade Center, as well as its existing customer base.

The far-reaching economic impact of the large-scale redevelopment makes potential grants and other funding opportunities more readily available.
“It should make it a bit easier for us to arrange a total capital funding package,” Warenda said. “We’re in a position to now move ahead with final planning, design and financing.”

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Men of Harmony, Pennsbury JROTC Color Guard Opens 1st Falls BOS Meeting in New Building

Published

2 days ago

March 3, 2026

Joanne Ames

Pennsbury’s ROTC marched into position, flags in hand, as The Men of Harmony sang a patriotic welcome to the Falls Supervisors at their first meeting in the newly reopened area, according to a Falls Township official.

The meeting originally scheduled for Feb. 23 was postponed to March 2 due to the “Blizzard of 26.”

Once the performances concluded, Supervisors Chair Jeffrey Dence called the meeting back to order, thanking Pennsbury ROTC and the Men of Harmony.

He explained that the Men of Harmony started out as the US Steel Choir when US Steel was still active. “We felt it appropriate for a town built on steel to have them here tonight.”

“We kicked things off in the best way,” Supervisors Vice Chair Erin Mullen said with enthusiasm, “The performances were extraordinary.”

To continue the celebration, the board has invited the public to an open house next Monday, March 9 from 6pm to 8pm, offering a tour of the building and providing some light fare snacks.

In addition, board members had nothing but praise for the building.

Mullin said “…This has been such a long time. Everybody, most people in this room know that countless people, companies, meetings, committees, and it’s just so nice. I can’t like when our meeting got rescheduled last week, it was just like a still a whole another week, and now it feels so good to finally be in here. I can hear everyone. It’s wonderful.”

Credit: Joanne Ames – Lower Bucks Source

During the meeting, the two tax assessment settlements approved by the board will result in increased school, county, and municipal taxes from 2022 through at least 2026. These changes stem from the Pennsbury School District settling tax disputes, said Solicitor Mike Clark, with properties like Village of Pennbrook 2 LLC and Royal Manor seeing assessment increases effective from 2022. The new assessments are set to remain in place unless altered by another successful appeal, a countywide reassessment, or legal change.

The Village of Pennbrook 2 LLC, located at 9071 Mill Creek Road, will have the property’s assessment increased from $4,320,000 to $5,184,000, said Clark, an increase in assessment of $864,000.

Royal Manor, located at 937 W. Trenton Ave., will have its assessment increased from $691,560 to $829,870, said Clark, an increase in assessment of $138,310.

Education - Bensalem Township

Lower Bucks Schools to Hold “Remote” and Asynchronous Learning Tuesday

Published

1 week ago

February 23, 2026

Joanne Ames

Lower Bucks County public school districts announced their plans for Tuesday, the day after the blizzard of 26 as public school buildings will remain closed and “remote” or “asynchronous learning” is scheduled for students.

Below is a list of the schools and their website for Tuesday, Feb. 24. All are encouraged to use the links to see the full details of your school district.

Cops, Courts & Fire -Falls Township

Falls Twp Police Officer Retires After 39 Years of Distinguished Service

Published

4 weeks ago

February 7, 2026

Jeff Bohen

After serving residents for nearly four decades the longest tenured Falls Township Police officer Jonathon Caesar, announced his retirement last Sunday Feb 2.

Fellow officers lined the walkway into the newly completed home of the Falls Township Police Department last Sunday congratulating Caesar, wishing him a fond farewell.

Prior to policing the residents of Falls Township, he served his country as an active-duty member of the United State Marine Corps, before serving Bucks County as a Correctional Officer. Over the course of his career Officer.

Caesar was an accomplished member of the Bucks County South SWAT Team, a member of the Police Honor Guard Unit, was an Emergency Medical Technician, and a Drill Instructor for the Youth Police Academy.

Credit: Submitted

Well before working into his 39th year, Caesar earned the distinction of knowing just about everyone in Falls Township and the surrounding communities, while almost everyone also knew him.

His personal and professional life experience, and larger than life personality made him both approachable and relatable, as he was always able to charm, and disarm, when needed, the most volatile of people and situations.

Caesar was also incredibly courageous, and as tough as they come, each and every one of their police officers benefitted from the knowledge and mentorship when needed.

Officer Caesar served this agency and community with distinction, honor, and genuine care, police officials said

“His legacy consists of the countless lives he’s impacted and the knowledge, guidance, and mentoring he provided so many officers that came after him. Congratulations on your well-earned retirement, Jonathon, you will be greatly missed!”