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From the Reading Eagle (07/28/10):

More than $463,000 in past-due taxes on four properties should be removed from the books because environmental contamination prevents them from being sold at a tax claim sale, Berks County Treasurer Nelson H. Long said Tuesday.

Long told the Berks commissioners that the county's portion of the taxes is $60,828.

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From the Reading Eagle (07/24/10):

Hikers and bicyclists will soon have a clear path from Neversink Mountain to Antietam Lake.

The Berks County Conservancy is putting the finishing touches on a trail that will link the Reading-area recreation resources.

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From the Reading Eagle (07/21/10):

A Union Township resident has asked the Berks County Board of Elections to schedule a referendum to expand the township's board of supervisors to five members from three.

The request Marco Sanna filed Monday includes a petition bearing what Sanna says are the signatures of 201 township residents who support his proposal.

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