Meeting coverage

Governor Mifflin's board votes Monday on naming Dr. Steven Murray substitute superintendent during Dr. Lisa Hess's leave, plus $9.9M in bills.

Marion Township supervisors meet Oct. 29 on a $5,040 police fee increase to $70,560, a 4.75-mill tax rate and a trash contract that ends April 2027.

Minutes posted Oct. 22 show Cumru commissioners gave A.J. Blosenski a four-year manual trash contract Sept. 29 and named Terrence James manager Sept. 15.

West Reading approved 2027-29 Teamsters and police contracts with no terms posted, heard police station plans top $1 million and moved $1.4 million.

Hamburg Area's school board votes Oct. 26 on fund-balance moves that earmark $2.5M for a high school renovation and $2.33M for this year's budget gap.

Conrad Weiser's school board votes tonight on naming Dr. Alissa Sweigart assistant superintendent and on a special-education settlement totaling $47,000.

Minutes posted Oct. 19 show Cumru commissioners rejected every trash bid Aug. 18, approved a manager agreement and ordered solar loan papers drawn up.

Reading School District directors weigh a $695K-a-year TransPar transportation-management deal, a $917,000 solar grant ask and $5.1M in building bills.

Minutes show the Kutztown Area school board voted 8-0 on Sept. 21 for a $5.23M McClure energy-savings HVAC project at Kutztown Elementary School.

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.

Fleetwood council approved raising the fire tax 0.1 mill a year starting in 2027 and adopted the joint comprehensive plan with Richmond and Maidencreek.

Laureldale council hired Robert Souders as a probationary officer Oct. 12; the engineer says the $130,341 sewer rehab job should start in January 2027.

West Reading council is asked Oct. 20 to advertise a data center zoning hearing, with a Dec. 20 deadline, and to seek an LSA grant for the police station.

New Morgan's Oct. 19 agenda is the first posted record that its Data Center Overlay became Ordinance 2026-04; council is already weighing amendments.

Kutztown council takes up a $515,352 Strand Theater grant request, a $577,579 Kinsley payment and six change orders Oct. 20, after a 6 p.m. budget review.

Greenwich Township supervisors sent a draft data-center ordinance toward a public hearing on Sept. 8 and weighed a $393,450 PennDOT grant for Braund Road.

South Heidelberg supervisors review the 2027 budget Oct. 20 before advertising it, plus a $1M Krick Lane loan ordinance and a Casella trash renewal.

Oley Valley's school board takes up three $600,000 Solar for Schools grant requests Oct. 20, months after tabling solar power deals for the same roofs.

Earl Township meets Oct. 19 on a $648,000 three-year trash contract with Hollenbaugh Trash & Recycling, a 2027 budget workshop and road spending.

Muhlenberg Township commissioners vote Oct. 19 on a $595,000 LSA grant request for fire apparatus, a $113,082.53 traffic truck and a new parks director.