Reading could pull up to $24M from reserves to balance its next 2 budgets
Reading may use $24 million in reserves to cover budget gaps over two years, raising fears the city could again become financially distressed.
A legal battle over a Berks County firearms range shows the power of Pa.’s gun laws
Pathfinder Meadows residents say Exeter Township has failed to hold a local gun range accountable for alleged safety issues. The club denies wrongdoing.
County will offer $7.2M to buy a Reading building to use while historic courthouse is repaired
Berks County commissioners approved a letter of intent to buy the former Wells Fargo building, while saying they will reverse a May plan that would have left the historic courthouse in “stasis”
A Berks County district temporarily froze a major renovation amid loss of $600K to ICE warehouse sale
While Hamburg officials say the financial impact is limited, it does demonstrate the uncertainty that the ICE project is creating locally.
Reading government reforms in jeopardy amid deadline dispute, behind-the-scenes chaos
The commission set up to change Reading’s home rule charter lands in court in a lawsuit filed personally by its chair.
Public unable to access online civil court records in Berks County due to crash
Officials say they don’t know why the system crashed, but say it will relaunch under a new vendor in mid-September.