Meeting coverage

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.

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.

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.

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.

Four Berks towns vote Nov. 9 to advertise 2027 budgets none has posted; Spring reviews its own. Rockland's agenda says 'no proposed tax increases.'

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.

Draft minutes: a 4-3 vote told staff to write Wyomissing's 2027 budget with a 4-mill tax hike, $400 more per $100,000 assessed. Council votes Nov. 10.

Antietam's board hears a pledge Monday to cap 2027-28 school-tax increases at 5.3% for Mt. Penn and Lower Alsace, plus a 3-year Constellation power deal.

Fleetwood council votes Monday on a 2027 budget with a new 0.5-mill tax increase, the 0.1-mill fire tax step set in September and a 50% sewer rate hike.

Reading City Council introduces a Nov. 9 ordinance raising ambulance fees up to 55% in 2027, votes on a $2.5M CDBG plan and eyes the Centre Avenue Bridge.

Colebrookdale commissioners decided Oct. 26 to raise the 2027 recycling tax to $110 from $100 as the recycling contract rose to $211,512.72, minutes show.

Bern Township's proposed 2027 budget is $6.6M; its real-estate line is 44% above what 2025 collected, and no 2027 rate is posted. Supervisors vote Dec. 1.

Robesonia council is weighing an EMS readiness tax for 2027 tax bills and hired a conflict solicitor to review its police contract, October minutes show.

Womelsdorf council gave Forino Co. the High Street grant job, moved to put up to $594,000 in a 4.7% term investment and saw two officers sworn in.

Ontelaunee supervisors vote tonight on a $95-per-EDU sewer rate for 2027, a tentative budget, a township manager ordinance and $160,000 for fire and EMS.

Reading School directors voted 5-4 against a two-year travel pause after the $95,000 item was pulled, created 10 safety jobs and lost their acting CFO.