West Reading Borough

Borough Hall, 500 Chestnut St,
West Reading, PA 19611-1291
610-374-8273    FAX 610-374-8419
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. M - F

email: wrboro@westreadingborough.org
Website: westreadingborough.com

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General Information
Current Population  4,212
Assessed Valuation  $178,730,600
Municpal Road Miles 10.54
State Road Miles    3.97

 


Taxes & Fees
Munic Real Estate Millage   (total) 5.50
School Real Estate Millage      (Eff. 7/1/12) 28.5673
Real Estate Transfer Tax  (Munic. &  School)  1%
Per Capita Tax (School) $10
EMS Tax (Munic. / School)  $47/$5
Municipal Earned Inc. Tax 0.5%
School Earned Inc. Tax  0.5%
Mercantile/Business Privilege Tax (Mills)
  (Munic. / School) 
 Retail 0.75/.75
  Wh'sale  0.5/.5
  Other   1.5/0.0
Amusement Tax  0
Contractor Registration Fee  0

Ordinances
Zoning Ord Yes
Comprehensive Plan Yes
Building Code Yes
Subdivision Ord Yes

 

Mayor: Shane J. Keller       610-372-4913
395 Oak Terrace., West Reading, PA 19611

COUNCIL
President: Kevin M. Conrad        610-396-1333
421 Pine St., West Reading, PA 19611
Vice President: James Gallen        610-478-8811
500 Sunset Rd., West Reading, PA 19611
Member: Amy Good        484-256-7817
400 Franklin St., West Reading, PA 19611
Member: Philip Wert        610-376-3559
214 Olive St., West Reading, PA 19611
Member: Elizabeth Heckler 610-374-0529
460 ‘Chestnut St., West Reading, PA 19611
Member: Deborah Hutcheson 610-413-0233
512 Penn Ave., West Reading, PA 19611
Member: Nathalie R. Kulesa        610-376-2313
331 Sunset Rd., West Reading, PA 19611 
Manager: Richard J. Sichler      374-8273
Treasurer: Sharon L. Morgan       374-8273
Solicitor: Daniel P. Becker       670-2552
Kozloff & Stoudt
PO Box 6286, Wyomissing, PA 19610 
Engineer: Great Valley Consultants      610-375-8822
75 Commerce Dr., Wyomissing, PA 19610
Reading, PA 19601-3915

PLANNING COMMISSION
Chairman: Philip C. Wert       376-3559
214 Olive St., West Reading, PA 19611
Vice Chairman:Terry Siggins       374-6773
400 Ann St., West Reading, PA 19611
Member:  Alan Trobman
242 Sycamore Rd., West Reading, PA 19611
Member: Maxine E. Goodwin       376-0455 
327 Summit St., West Reading, PA 19611
Member: Deborah Hutcheson      610-413-0233
512 Penn Ave., West Reading, PA 19611
Member: Christopher C, Lincoln, EIT     215-275-6525
224 Spruce St., West Reading, PA 19611
Member: Vacant

ZONING HEARING BOARD
Chairman: Rodney E. Baer       373-6986
Secretary: Sam Heim       396-0459
Member: Vacant
Alternate: Theresa A. Vogel
Solicitor: John DiGiamberardino       372-9900
845 Park Rd., Suite 101, Wyomissing, PA 19610

APPOINTED AUDITORS: 
Reinsel Kuntz Lesher, LLP
P.O. Box 7008, Wyomissing, PA 19610

MEETING SCHEDULE & LOCATION
Borough Hall

Council: 3rd Tuesday 7:00 pm (May 18th Wed.)
Planningv: 1st Wednesday 7:00 pm
Recreation Comm.: 1st Tuesday 6:00 pm
    (August 13th and Nov. 12th 2nd Wed.)
Shade Tree Commission: 2nd Thursday every other month

TAX COLLECTORS
Elected: Mark D. Burkholder
328 Franklin St., West Reading, PA 19611
Earned Income: Berks E.I.T.

OTHER
Police Chief: Vacant
Constable: Tom Kupiszewski
Bldg Insp : Tracey Levering    374-8273
Zoning Off: Tracey Levering    374-8273
Emergency Mgt Dir.: Thomas Bausher      898-8054
Code Enf. Officer/Uniform Const. Code Enf.:      374-8273
             Tracey Levering 
Environ/Recyc. Offi.: vacant
Recreation: Vacant

RECREATION BOARD 
Chairman: Nathalie R. Kulesa     376-2313 
Member: Vacant
Member: Elizabeth Heckler 
Member: Pat Westwood
Member: Marcy L. Wilkes 
Member: Karen Livingood
Member: Antonia Lisa
Member: Ambyr Elasser
Member: Bev Gilbert
Member: Alexandria Parsis
Member: George Vogel

ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
Chairman: Jim Keller
Member: Philip Wert
Member: Vacant
Member: Rich Sichler
Member: Erica Lavdanski

SEWER/WATER AUTHORITIES
Sewer: Joint Muni A’ty of Wyomissing Valley       376-1756
Water: Western Berks Water A’ty       678-4400
Other: Western Berks Refuse A’ty       375-1516

SCHOOL DISTRICT 
Wyomissing Area


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