OPINION · NOVEMBER 10
Is Wyomissing “flooding the zone”?
A crowded agenda is no substitute for answers. Residents need time, documents and access before important votes.
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Recent reporting
All articlesDEVELOPMENT · NOVEMBER 7
Berkshire Mall: who stopped the zoning review?
McCarthy Engineering began reviewing the mall plan, then was instructed not to complete it. Newly released records still do not identify who gave the instruction.
Read the article and documentsDEVELOPMENT · OCTOBER 31
Before Atonement gets another approval, answer the drainage and property-line questions
Planning meets November 2. The Borough expects to respond to the hearing-record requests on or before November 4. Resolve the boundaries and drainage duties before recommending approval.
Read the records and questionsBOROUGH FINANCES · OCTOBER 29
Three More Mills. What Does That Fix?
What three or four more mills would buy, the borrowing that follows, and the spending choices still facing Council.
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ALL ARTICLES · BY TOPICBorough finances
What we pay, what we get, and who is accountable.
Interactive tool · Your tax billWhat would four more mills cost your home?October 29, 2026 · Budget analysisThree More Mills. What Does That Fix? October 26, 2026 · Budget follow-upWyomissing’s 2027 budget: a smaller gap is not proof of lasting savings.October 26, 2026 · Budget guideWyomissing’s draft 2027 budget has a $6.95 million gap. Show us the choices.October 23, 2026 · Tax explainerHow much is Wyomissing worth? October 23, 2026 · Budget analysisBefore We Pay More, Show Us What We’re Paying For Updated October 22, 2026 · Money & contractsWestern Berks Apologizes.October 18, 2026 · Money & contractsNo RFP Found. No Contract Found. A Promise of No Increase.October 11, 2026 · AnalysisWhat is the endgame?Development
Trace the proposal, the documents and the decision.
November 7, 2026 · Records & zoningBerkshire Mall: who stopped the zoning review?October 31, 2026 · Planning reviewAtonement: drainage, property lines and the records residents needOctober 25, 2026 · Commentary and record reviewFred Levering: New speech. Same fantasy.October 16, 2026 · Meeting previewIf money is tight, what comes first—and who pays? October 4, 2026 · Updated October 111714 State Hill Road September 27, 2026 · Updated October 11Atonement: approval and unanswered questions September 16, 2026 · Updated October 11Berkshire Mall: broader redevelopment rules September 14, 2026 · Earlier coverageThe proposed zoning rewrite and the missing mapCouncil & accountability
Documents before decisions. Follow-through afterward.
November 10, 2026 · OpinionIs Wyomissing “flooding the zone”? October 23, 2026 · Public recordsWhy the Berkshire Mall records request is now an appeal. October 20, 2026 · Meeting follow-upAn expensive meeting. What did taxpayers get? October 17, 2026 · CommentaryCouncil Votes to Destroy Part of Wyomissing’s HistoryOctober 15, 2026 · CommentaryThe furniture has changed. The treatment hasn’t. October 12, 2026 · CommentaryWho Wants Wyomissing’s Financial Paper Trail Gone? October 11, 2026 · Open letterSeven requests to Borough CouncilEvening access, complete packets, prompt draft minutes and preservation of the public record.
THE SOURCE DESK
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Go directly to the official resources behind the public discussion.
Berkshire Mall appeal receipts Request, Borough response and OOR notices. Redacted public source packet.
Agendas & minutes Meeting materials and recorded decisions.
Borough ordinances Published code and ordinance resources.
Newsletters & reports Official Borough publications.
Right-to-Know resources How to request public records.
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