Reading Officials Push For Increases In Taxes On Workers

Meeting today in talks to close a $5.7 million gap in the 2013 budget, the city administration and City Council urged the consultants who oversee Reading’s finances to reconsider their ban on raising local earned-income and commuter taxes.

A 1947 topographic map of the Reading, Pennsylvania area. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“I don’t see how we can survive we don’t get that revenue,” Councilman Jeffrey S. Waltman Sr. said.

The city’s Act 47 financial recovery plan, written by the state-paid consultants and adopted by the city in 2010, calls for the earned-income tax on residents to remain at 1.9 percent in 2013.

It also calls for the earned-income tax on suburbanites working in the city, the commuter tax, to remain at 0.1 percent next year.

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TriCounty Community Network To Host “Domestic Violence – Discover The Signs” Meeting As Part Of Domestic Violence Awareness Month

WHAT:         The SAFE (Supporting Abuse-Free Environments) Program of the TriCounty Community Network (TCN) will be hosting a meeting on “Domestic Violence – Discover the Signs” as part of October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  The event is aimed at building awareness of domestic violence; helping individuals discover the signs of unhealthy relationships around them and what they can do; and the resources available to help those in unhealthy relationships.

Daniel J. Reavy, director of External Affairs for Verizon Pennsylvania, will speak and share a video “Telling Amy’s Story”, a story of a Verizon employee’s life as a domestic violence victim and how it affected the world around her.

WHO:             TCN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, membership-based organization that partners with nonprofits, businesses and community members to improve health, social and environmental conditions.  Serving Western Montgomery, Northern Chester and Eastern Berks counties in Pennsylvania, TCN offers six key programs: Build Up Youth, CARE (Caring in Alternative Residential Environments), Environmental Awareness, Homeless Services, SAFE (Supporting Abuse Free Environments), and Workforce Development.  For more information on TCN, visit www.tcnetwork.org.

WHEN:          Tuesday, October 16, 2012

8:00 – 10:00 A.M.

WHERE:       MontgomeryCountyCommunity College – West Campus

101 College Drive

Pottstown, PA

COST:              FREE for members or first time attendees.  $25 for non-members.

Breakfast Sponsor:  Pottstown Area Seniors’ Center

RSVP:              Members of the media should RSVP to Karen Higgins, A&E

Communications, atkhiggins@aandecomm.com or (610) 831-5723.  To attend the event, register at http://www.tcnetwork.org/news-events/meeting-registration/ or call TCN at (610)705-3301 ext. 2. 

How to Bathe A Cat‏ – Today’s Funny

Sounds like a Tom and Jerry cartoon!

1. Thoroughly clean toilet.

2. Lift both lids and add shampoo.

3. Find and soothe cat as you carry him to bathroom.

4. In one swift move, place cat in toilet, close both lids and stand on top, so cat cannot escape.

5. The cat will self agitate and produce ample suds.  (Ignore ruckus from inside toilet, cat is enjoying this.)

6. Flush toilet 3 or 4 times.  This provides power rinse, which is quite effective.

7. Have someone open outside door, stand as far from toilet as possible and quickly lift both lids.

8. Clean cat will rocket out of the toilet and outdoors, where he will air dry.

Sincerely,

The Dog