Berks County news

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.

What the Berks County commissioners did Aug. 27: a first step toward up to $30 million in youth-detention bonds, plus a 600 Penn tower agreement of sale.

The Aug. 27 Berks County commissioners meeting: a step toward up to $30 million in bonds for the regional youth detention center, plus a vote to buy 600 Penn Street.

What the Berks County commissioners did Aug. 20: an arena-authority bond refinancing, an $82,675 courthouse-relocation study, and $304,500 in new ballot scanners.

The Aug. 20 Berks County commissioners agenda: a Convention Center Authority bond refinancing, a courthouse-relocation study, and new election scanners.

What passed at the Aug. 13 Berks County commissioners meeting: $1.9 million in food contracts and more money for the delayed court-records system.

The Aug. 13 Berks County commissioners agenda: $1.9 million in food contracts, spending tied to a delayed court system, and how to comment.

What passed at the Aug. 6 Berks County commissioners meeting: a state grant to help run the Nov. 3 election and a property-assessment settlement.

The Aug. 6 Berks County commissioners agenda: a state grant to help run the Nov. 3 election, a property-assessment settlement, and how to comment.

The July 30, 2026 Berks County commissioners meeting: a project manager for the youth detention renovation, $2.5M in budget moves, and what passed.

The July 30 Berks County commissioners agenda: a project manager for the youth detention center renovation, $2.5M in budget moves, and how to comment.