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Exeter Township Budget Would Add 0.25 Mills, Move Bond Debt
Exeter Township's 2027 budget would raise the tax rate from 4.935 to 5.185 mills and the recycling fee to $144. Supervisors vote Monday on advertising it.
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Exeter Township news
News from Exeter Township: meetings, development, and local decisions, reported from the public record.
Nov 7
Meeting preview
Exeter Township Weighs 236 Apartments, Outside Finance Help
Exeter supervisors decide Monday whether to back a parking variance for 236 apartments at 3925 Perkiomen Ave. and weigh $95-an-hour finance help.
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Exeter School Board Set to Reject Radio Bids Over Grant Gap
Exeter school board votes Oct. 20 on rejecting all two-way radio bids over a grant shortfall, a $25,000 pool rental and a $96,500 assistant principal.
Meeting recap
Exeter Township Puts Emergency Services Center Out to Bid
Exeter Township sent its Emergency Services Center to bid, leaned toward revisiting a bond sale in 2027, and voted to advertise e-bike and peddling rules.
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Berks County Data Centers: Every Project, Tracked
A running tracker of Berks County data centers: what is operating now, the one big AI campus proposed, and which towns have zoning rules.
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Mount Penn Moves to Take Over Its Water Authority
Mount Penn wants to take control of the water system its authority has run since 1941. A court fight now affects 3,500 homes in four towns.
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Data centers hit Berks County zoning: five towns, five plans
Reading, Spring, Bern, Exeter, and Cumru are all writing data-center rules at once. Who has an ordinance, who wants a moratorium, and what decides July 13.