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From the Reading Eagle Opinion column (8/31/2009):

The Issue: Two Berks County commissioners are thinking about closing a federally funded facility that houses families of illegal aliens.

Our Opinion: Keep the jobs in Berks.

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From the Southern Berks News (8/26/2009):

In a rare split decision, the Berks County Commissioners voted 2-1 in favor of a resolution giving Union Township officials $20,000 to fund their fight against racetrack developer Ethan Michael, Inc.

Commissioners Mark C. Scott and Kevin S. Barnhardt voted in favor of the resolution; Commissioner Christian Y. Leinbach voted “no.”

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From the Reading Eagle (8/26/2009):

The Berks County commissioners said Tuesday that they are considering withdrawing funding from the court system as of July 1 to add weight to a statewide effort to convince the Legislature to provide the funding as required by a 1987 state Supreme Court decision.

Commissioner Christian Y. Leinbach said the Supreme Court has agreed to hear in December an appeal by the state County Commissioners Association asking that the decision be enforced.

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