Selisker To Again Lead Northampton Twp. Board Of Supervisors

RICHBORO, PA — The Northampton Township Board of Supervisors on Monday night unanimously re-appointed Adam Selisker to another year as the chairman of the board.

Selisker, who also serves as the chief of the Northampton Township Fire Department, has served as chairman since 2020.

Joining Selisker in leading the board in 2025 will be Supervisor Bob Salzer as vice chairman, supervisor Paula Gasper as the board's secretary and supervisor Dr. Kimberly Rose as board treasurer.

In other action at the board's reorganization meeting, the supervisors reappointed the firm of Rudolph, Pizzo, and Clarke LC with Joseph Pizzo serving as township solicitor. The board also voted to reappoint Gilmore & Associates and Bowman Consulting Group as township engineers.

Looking ahead, the supervisors are scheduled to hold a hearing on Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. to consider an amendment to the Northampton Township Zoning Ordinance to create the Blighted Waterfront Redevelopment area in the Village Overlay District.

Approval of the ordinance would open the door to the redevelopment of the dilapidated Mill Race Inn located in the heart of Holland and on the banks of the Neshaminy Creek.

"We're very close to getting that property developed and approved with a combination of office and condominiums," reported Supervisor Barry Moore in December. "This is just announcing the public meeting that will happen in February."

The Mill Race Inn has been shuttered since 1999 when the remnants of Hurricane Floyd caused
significant damage to the building. It sustained additional damage in 2001 when a dam broke on Mill Creek as a result of driving rain. Since then, the once popular restaurant and event venue has deteriorated into a “total state of disrepair."

In 2013, the board of supervisors took action to address the decaying property, declaring the
14,000-square-foot building as blighted under the Pennsylvania Urban Redevelopment Law.

The supervisors also voted to engage the services of the Redevelopment Authority of Bucks County (RDA) to “take action” to redevelop the site through the condemnation of the property.

With the property deemed blighted, the RDA and the township moved forward with condemnation proceedings against the property with the goal of having it “rehabilitated, renovated and put back into a functional purpose.”

The latest plan, discussed last April by the township's planning commission, would redevelop the Buck Road site with a 55 and older residential condominium complex overlooking Mill Creek.

The plan proposes to demolish part of the former mill, but preserve the historic portion - about 2,000 square feet. The restored portion of the mill would then be reused as office space.