Berks County may withdraw funding from court system

From the Reading Eagle (8/26/2009):

The Berks County commissioners said Tuesday that they are considering withdrawing funding from the court system as of July 1 to add weight to a statewide effort to convince the Legislature to provide the funding as required by a 1987 state Supreme Court decision.

Commissioner Christian Y. Leinbach said the Supreme Court has agreed to hear in December an appeal by the state County Commissioners Association asking that the decision be enforced.

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