NEWTOWN SQUARE–The deal is off the table, confirmed Newtown Township Manager Mike Trio over the phone last week.

The deal Trio is referring to is the latest proposal made by Bartkowski Investment Group (BIG) about erecting a digital billboard on the border of Newtown and Edgmont townships on West Chester Pike, instead of the original three aerial billboards proposed at Meineke, Newtown Beer & Soda and Weinrich's Bakery.

"The latest proposal doesn't seem like it's happening," said Trio about BIG's digital billboard proposal. "It's a dead deal."

Since their special presentation last month at the Newtown Township Board of Supervisors meeting, BIG's alternate proposal has not moved forward.

"We haven't heard anything else or gotten any feedback from them," said Trio referring to BIG. "They took the risk or initiative to come up with this alternative proposal and it just didn't move forward."

In addition, Trio said BIG has not requested a follow-up meeting since their presentation last month.

"I don't know what their next steps will be or have any idea what it is," said Trio.

According to Trio, the original application for the three aerial billboards along West Chester Pike is still before the township's Zoning Hearing Board.

"They'll continue forward in defending the appeal before the Zoning Hearing Board," said Trio.