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Reading votes July 13 on a data-center zoning pause
Reading City Council votes July 13 on declaring its zoning code invalid on data centers, invoking a 180-day pause on applications while it writes rules.
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Meeting recap
Reading pulls all 13 charter questions off the fall ballot
Reading City Council removed 13 proposed Home Rule Charter amendments from November's ballot after the Charter Review Commission missed its reporting deadline.
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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.