Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Get email alerts on the Community Events topic

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Council notes community events, trainings and service updates

City of Reading Council · October 21, 2025
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

At its Oct. 21 meeting Reading City Council heard multiple community announcements: CPR/AED training Nov. 8, fire-department turkey raffle Nov. 21–22, Holiday Walk Dec. 6, parks winterizing beginning Nov. 3 and leaf pickup continuing through early December.

Council heard a series of community and administrative announcements from Mayor Bo Bemmes, Auditor Sabrina Smith and other officials. The items included a CPR/AED training class on Nov. 8 ($20 certification, limited to 25 local residents), the Reading Fire Department turkey raffle Nov. 21–22 at Haffey Fieldhouse, and the Reading Holiday Walk on Dec. 6 (6–8 p.m.). Public Works will begin winterizing parks on Nov. 3 and leaf pickup is underway until trucks are prepared for snow/ice removal, typically early December.

Auditor Sabrina Smith also discussed cancelling the Dec. 16 legislative meeting and scheduling a special meeting on Dec. 23 for appropriations adjustments. Other administrative notes included a request to repair council-chamber curtains and reminders to sign up for emergency alerts at AlertHC.org.