Berks County news

BARTA ends Route 2/Fairgrounds Square Market Jan. 4, 2027, sends Routes 1 and 3 to Deka in Blandon and adds Brentwood, US Anodize and Mount Penn stops.

Draft minutes show Berks County approved $7.2M in Ag Center contracts in one vote Oct. 29. Thursday: $3.3M in bond funds, a new chief deputy sheriff.

Berks County votes Oct. 29 on $7.2M in Ag Center Phase 2 contracts, a $1.14M PennDOT grant bid for the Reading Gateway Bridge and a jail study transfer.

Berks County's CFO presents a 2027-2031 capital plan at a 9:30 a.m. workshop; draft minutes show a $350K severe-weather homelessness ask that got no vote.

Berks County votes Oct. 22 on a $179,450 financial-statement contract, a notice ending two Lincoln insurance policies, and two JAG pacts with Reading.

Berks County's CFO told commissioners Oct. 15 that keeping reserves at policy means a 3.4% tax hike, $15.8M in cuts to libraries, parks and more, or both.

Berks County's Election Board votes Oct. 15 on an emergency move of Reading Ward 12-3's polling place, from the Olivet club to 10th & Green Elementary.

Berks County commissioners meet Oct. 15 for a 2027 budget update, letters backing $1.55M in state housing requests and outside lawyers for child welfare.

Berks County moved the Hamburg Borough Precinct 2 polling place to the Hamburg Field House, 125 S. Primrose St., starting with the Nov. 3 election.

The Berks County Election Board is scheduled to vote Oct. 8 on moving polling places in Reading's Ward 12-3 and Shoemakersville for the general election.

What Berks County commissioners did Sept. 24: forgive a $5.9M loan owed by the county redevelopment authority, plus grants, a purchasing rule and contracts.

Berks County commissioners meet Sept. 24 on a budget vote that would forgive a $5.9M loan owed by the county Redevelopment Authority.

What Berks County commissioners did Sept. 17: a $113,000 jail deputy warden among five personnel moves, a hospital conduit bond, a 600 Penn escrow deal.

The Sept. 17 Berks County agenda: a $113,000 jail deputy warden among five personnel moves, a hospital bond vote, and a 600 Penn escrow deal.

What Berks County commissioners did Sept. 10: a $100,000 lawsuit settlement, an $8.5 million budget shuffle, and $25,225 to vet the 600 Penn tower.

The Sept. 10 Berks County commissioners agenda: a $100,000 lawsuit settlement, an $8.5 million budget shuffle, and $25,225 to vet the 600 Penn tower.

A running tracker of Berks County data centers: what is operating now, the one big AI campus proposed, and which towns have zoning rules.

What the Berks County commissioners did Sept. 3: shifted $4.5 million for child-welfare and juvenile costs and set aside a $500,000 escrow deposit.

The Sept. 3 Berks County commissioners meeting: $4.5 million shifted for child and youth costs, opioid-settlement money, and a $500,000 escrow set-aside.

The county and City of Reading say fraudulent emails using real employee names and logos are targeting Berks businesses to get financial information.