The Berks County Board of Commissioners has approved $7,204,410 in construction contracts for the second phase of upgrades at the county Agricultural Center in Leesport - four contracts awarded in a single vote on October 29, recorded in the draft minutes carried in the board's November 5 packet.
On November 5 the board followed through on the money: a budget resolution moved $3,312,506 in bond funds into the project's account so the county can begin issuing purchase orders. The same meeting promoted Captain James Gresh to Chief Deputy Sheriff, effective November 6.
The Agricultural Center, at 1238 County Welfare Road in Leesport, is home to the county Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Land Preservation Board - the working heart of a county where farming still shapes the land and the economy.
Summarised by the Berks Journal from BerksConnect's coverage of the commissioners' meetings of October 29 and November 5, 2026.