Pennsylvania Economy League
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
What do you see as the role of the County, if any, in assisting our municipalities?
Community and Economic Development
ADD program $5.5 million over 10 years
LERTA’s and TIF’s (Reading ,Wyomissing, Exeter, Tilden, Hamburg, WR
IDA (Bethel Project, Airport Park)
Planning Commission (Advisory)
Community Development Office (CDGB money)
Colebrookedale Railroad
Transportation
BARTA $403,000.00
222 North $5 million local pledge
Reading Regional Airport
Land Use
Environmental and Zoning Defense:
(Exide, Lehigh Cement, Hereford Twp. Union Twp., Lower Heidelberg)
CZIP Program
Agricultural Land Preservation
Protective Services
BCERT $50,000 annually
Central Booking/INS
DA Task Forces
Fire Training Center $300,000 annual cost
Police Study
Radio Project ( End user radios 20% of cost and 7years 0% interest)
Wyomissing Dispatch (2011)
Misc. Services
Library Funding $4 million per year
Water/Sewer Study Update
City Property Taxes collected by the county (2011)
Center for Excellence in Local Government $5,000 sponsor
Election Services
Solid Waste Collections
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