Reading City Council questions criteria for ARPA funding for small businesses | Berks Regional News | #citycouncil
READING, Pa. – Reading City Council began reviewing its proposed plan on how to distribute $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to small businesses during a strategic planning meeting Monday night. Businesses will have to apply for ARPA funding and submit a business plan to break down how the money is proposed to […]
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City Council ponders whether Reading needs another public pool | Berks Regional News | #citycouncil
READING, Pa. – During a strategic planning committee meeting, Reading City Council discussed whether the city should consider another public pool. Currently, the only public pool in the city is located in Schlegel Park, off Lancaster Avenue. Council President Donna Reed noted that being the fourth largest city in the state, it is unusual for […]
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City Council ponders whether Reading needs 2nd public pool | Berks Regional News | #citycouncil
READING, Pa. – During a strategic planning committee meeting, Reading City Council discussed whether the city should consider another public pool. Currently, the only public pool in the city is located in Schlegel Park, off Lancaster Avenue. Council President Donna Reed noted that being the fourth largest city in the state, it is unusual for […]
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Reading mayor proposes how to distribute $2M in ARPA funds to small businesses | Berks Regional News
READING, Pa. – Reading’s strategic planning committee of City Council heard recommendations Monday night on eligibility requirements for small businesses to apply for American Rescue Plan Act funds. City Council is planning to allocate $2 million to small businesses, but Mayor Eddie Moran offered his plan on how his administration wants disbursements made. Moran suggested […]
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‘I need this village to come together’: Reading mayor, police chief speak out in wake of 3 shootings | Berks Regional News
READING, Pa. – Reading’s mayor and chief of police commented at a City Council Committee of the Whole meeting Monday night on three different shooting incidents which occurred over the weekend. Chief of Police Richard Tornielli offered the details of the incidents: On May 6 at 6 p.m. in the area of Birch and Greenwich […]
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Community gathers to say goodbye to late Reading City Council President Jeff Waltman | Berks Regional News | #citycouncil
WEST READING, Pa. – Family, friends and co-workers entered the Kuhn Funeral Home in West Reading on Wednesday night to pay their respects to late Reading City Council President Jeff Waltman. “He was always the calming force in the storm,” said Bill Murray, executive director of the Reading Area Water Authority. “He could bring everything […]
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