Berks County news

Tulpehocken supervisors weigh raising a 75-cent-per-foot street light tax for 2027, Lower Alsace returns to its budget draft and Mohnton fills a seat.

Miguel Vasquez takes the oath tonight after a split Muhlenberg vote; EPA lead sampling at four district sites; Conrad Weiser's 2027-28 tax cap is 4.6%.

Bethel votes Thursday on sending its data-center draft to county planners and advertising a 2027 budget; Robeson weighs a budget and a sewer hookup.

Boyertown's school board named Stephanie Petri assistant superintendent 7-1 and created a $155,000-$165,000 director's post over the same lone no vote.

A bear in the yard, a fawn alone, a bat in the bedroom, a dead deer on Route 422: which agency handles each wildlife problem in Berks County.

How to find your Berks County school district from a street address, plus all 18 districts with office addresses, phones, websites and towns served.

The Berks County Election Board hears GOP challenges to provisional ballots Nov. 12, then accepts the unofficial canvass and opens a five-day review.

Tilden Township supervisors hold a Nov. 12 hearing on a data center ordinance drafted since April and could vote the same night; the text is not posted.

Wyomissing's posted 2027 budget raises taxes 4 mills to 10.65, $578 on the median home by the borough's count. Council votes tonight on advertising it.

Where to adopt a dog or cat in Berks County, what the ARL and Humane Pennsylvania charge, what to bring, and the license and rabies rules that follow.

Windsor votes tonight on a 2027 budget with no tax increase at 0.6 mills, Wernersville weighs a half-mill EMS tax and three more Berks townships meet.

A KCBA study puts $21.4M to $24M of critical school repairs before Boyertown's board tonight, which also votes on a new assistant superintendent.

Bally council ordered a breach-of-contract notice to FW Houder over the late office expansion, tabled a $40,500 payment and hired Mallie as its auditor.

Maidencreek Township supervisors hear, and could adopt, data center zoning on Nov. 12 with a 1,000-foot setback from homes and a 55-decibel noise limit.

Berks County has no animal control office. Who handles strays, dog bites, barking, cruelty and dead deer: your town, the dog warden, the ARL and PennDOT.

West Reading voted to sell its 433 Penn Avenue lot to the county Redevelopment Authority for $675,000, financed by the borough. Plus the 2027 budget.

Greenwich Township's Ordinance 2026-02, enacted Nov. 2, allows data centers by conditional use in two districts only. Budget meetings Nov. 12 and 16.

Who to call when a pet is lost or found in Berks County: your town's animal control provider, the 48-hour stray hold, shelter fees and the dog warden.

Who pays for weatherization, furnace and home repairs in Berks County: BCAP, LIHEAP, Met-Ed, PPL, UGI, Habitat, USDA, PHFA. Income limits, how to apply.

Maxatawny supervisors are listed to vote Nov. 9 on denying the sewage plan for a 100-home project planners backed 4-0, and to present a 2027 budget.