Editor’s note: We are very pleased to see that the leadership is trying to move Reading forward and improve the city.
Led by two dozen chanting cheerleaders from Reading High School, a procession of city and state officials this morning marched down Penn Street to a Penn Square news conference to excitedly announce the city has gotten what it began seeking a year ago:
That’s state designation as a Keystone Community, which approves its inclusion in the Main Street program and its right to seek state economic development help and millions in potential grants.
“You’re taking the challenges you face head on . . . you’re thinking strategically,” C. Alan Walker, secretary of the state Department of Community and Economic Development, told the crowd as he announced the designation.
“One of the best things we can do to preserve our downtowns. They’re worth preserving,” he said.
Mayor Vaughn D. Spencer said it’s always good to see something come to fruition.
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