From the Reading Eagle (5/18/12):

The Issue: Officials drop the idea of charging for photo shoots involving large groups in Berks County parks.

Our Opinion: The idea was ill-conceived, but something good may come out of its initial failure.

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From the Reading Eagle (5/16/12):

Free parking privileges will end in the fall for all elected and appointed officials using the Berks County Services Center garage.

Two county commissioners agreed Tuesday to start charging $43 monthly per space when the garage reopens in the fall following a $2.3 million repair project.

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From the Reading Eagle (5/12/12):

The Berks County commissioners were just as surprised as photographers when word began spreading last week that the county was charging professionals and amateurs to use county parks.

Somehow a photographic fee schedule got posted to the county website, even though Commissioners Kevin Barnhardt, Christian Leinbach and Mark Scott had never approved it.

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http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=385751