BERN TWP., Pa. – On Monday, March 24, county officials from Dauphin, Lehigh, and Berks counties joined together and appealed to legislators from the three counties in Harrisburg.
County Administrators, Commissioners, and Common Pleas Court Judges asked legislators to allocate $6.3 million for each to create a Regional Youth Detention Center in Berks.
The Regional Youth Detention Center and Shelter will be located in the renovated former Berks County Youth Detention Center on County Welfare Road, in Bern Township…