The Reading Parking Authority hopes to turn several city-owned properties in the 900 block of Penn Street into a parking lot but has yet to hear back from the city on the plan.
Authority Executive Director Nathan Matz said the authorityâs lot in the 1000 block of Penn Street is oversold and the demand for parking in the 900 block of Penn Street is even higher.
âBusiness owners have been asking us for help, and this is the only thing we could come up with,â Matz said.
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Authority Solicitor Mahlon Boyer said he sent a proposed lease agreement for the properties to the city last week.
Gov. Tom Wolf has declared a disaster emergency in anticipation of a major winter storm that could dump 2 or more feet of snow and trigger power outages across a wide swath of the state, the governorâs office announced late Tuesday.
The governorâs declaration makes it easier for state emergency preparedness teams to continue deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines to hospitals and distribution points, his office said in a news release.
The declaration does not ban travel, but PennDOT has issued travel restrictions on a wide range of highways including Interstates 78 and 81, effective 1 p.m. Wednesday.
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PennDOT s vehicle restriction plan limits speeds of all vehicles to 45 mph, and bans travel of cars, SUVs, pickups and towing trailers. It also limits commercial vehicles to travel in the right lane only.
READING, Pa. - With as much as a foot of snow in the forecast for Reading, Mayor Eddie Moran has signed a declaration of disaster emergency for the city. I have authorized officials to make decisions to respond to the emergency, which allows us to additional resources needed to protect the health and safety of the residents of Reading, the mayor said in a statement released by his office Wednesday afternoon.
Moran urged the city s 90,000 residents to keep the streets clear and, if possible, to take advantage of the free garage parking being offered by the Reading Parking Authority. Be patient. Be kind, Moran said. Look out for each other and let us get through this - together.
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READING., Pa. â The Reading City Council on Monday adopted a 2021 budget of $92.7 million that includes a 2.49% tax increase.
Although the move will raise property taxes by 0.44 mills, the amount is about 75% lower than what was initially recommended by Mayor Eddie Moran when he first presented the budget on Oct. 1.
During the budget process, which involved weekly workshops, the council and the administration slashed the proposed tax increase two times.
The first cut was made possible by refinancing debt from 2014 and 2015 bond issues, and the second cut was made after the city realized a $3.57 million savings from a reduction in non-personnel expenses.