Rep. Tom MacArthur will host a town hall meeting on Monday, March 6 at 6:30 p.m. in Waretown, a reversal from his past statements that he would not have a public meeting.

The meeting was announced Friday. It will be held at the Waretown Volunteer Fire Company, 117 Wells Mills Road, Waretown. Residents are asked to RSVP (click here) so they can try to accommodate demand for seating. "Due to safety requirements, law enforcement officers will be in attendance and all personal items are subject to search," a statement on MacArthur's congressional webpage said. "No bags or signs will be permitted into the building and seating will be provided on a first come, first serve basis. RSVP does not guarantee you entrance to the building."

MacArthur, like many Republicans in both the House and Senate, has been under pressure to hold a public town meeting. Many of those meetings have been filled with angry constituents, prompting claims of paid protesters taking over events. MacArthur has held two telephone conference calls, calling them tele-town halls. He also has had some impromptu meetings, including stepping in to a meeting of the Evesham Democrats. But those have not satisfied many, including a group who protested outside the offices of WOBM during MacArthur's monthly "Ask the Congressman" radio appearance. MacArthur met with a group of the protesters after the radio show, a meeting he called productive.