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Council member flags Skyworks site‑plan issues; law director says approved before review period

Reading City Council · March 3, 2026
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Summary

Council member Dave Powell said several site‑plan issues were assigned to his committee for the Skyworks development; the zoning official indicated the plan had been reviewed and approved before Powell’s appointment and the law director said nothing could be done retroactively under current administrative rules.

Dave Powell, chair of Zoning, Planning & Environment, reported that several issues had been raised about the site plan for the Skyworks development and assigned to his committee for further review. Powell said he consulted Randy Cook in the zoning department, who confirmed the site plan was reviewed and approved prior to Powell’s appointment.

Powell said he conferred with Safety & Service Director Patrick Ross and Law Director Dave Stevenson; Stevenson confirmed that, because the site plan had already been approved by the city, there were no administrative remedies to undo past approvals. Powell said the episode should serve as a lesson to be more diligent in future site‑plan reviews.