Muhlenberg Township moves on Oak Forest fire disaster steps
The June 15 Muhlenberg agenda carried a disaster-emergency declaration for the Oak Forest fire, damage estimated above $2 million, plus a $312,589 fire pumper.
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The June 15 Muhlenberg agenda carried a disaster-emergency declaration for the Oak Forest fire, damage estimated above $2 million, plus a $312,589 fire pumper.
A running tracker of Berks County's purchase of the 600 Penn Street tower: every vote, dollar, and document, from the $7.235 million offer toward closing.
Berks County said a new jail would beat renovating the old one. Four years after restarting the project there is no site, no price, and no decision.
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.
Official results: 23.22% turnout in the May 19 primary, certified June 5. Democrats turned out at 24.9%, Republicans at 21.7%. November is the big one.
The federal government will not open the ICE facility it planned in an Upper Bern Township warehouse it bought for $87.4 million. What happened, and what happens to the building now.