Oct 22, 2026
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Upper Bern Township

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3501 Mountain Road — canceled warehouse conversion

The proposed ICE processing-center conversion was reported canceled in July 2026. Reading Eagle reported October 9, 2026 that the Upper Bern warehouse was back on the market; no replacement development is confirmed.

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The official 2026 list gives November 12 at 6 p.m. and December 10 at 9 a.m. The website may restrict access; check for updates before attending.

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Thursday, November 12, 2026

Board of Supervisors meeting

Upcoming · Supervisors / council

6:00 p.m. · Eastern

Upper Bern Township, 25 North 5th Street, Shartlesville PA 19554

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Thursday, December 10, 2026

Board of Supervisors meeting

Upcoming · Supervisors / council

9:00 a.m. · Eastern

Upper Bern Township, 25 North 5th Street, Shartlesville PA 19554

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Plot TwistFiled Cancellation reported July 23, 2026

3501 Mountain Road — canceled warehouse conversion

3501 Mountain Road, Hamburg, PA 19526

The proposed ICE processing-center conversion was reported canceled in July 2026. Reading Eagle reported October 9, 2026 that the Upper Bern warehouse was back on the market; no replacement development is confirmed.

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Warehouse conversion — canceled proposal
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Developer: Transwestern Development Company / GACSD Industrial Development LLC

Source roundup checked October 22, 2026. Upper Bern Township statement dated February 2, 2026 confirms federal purchase of the GACSD warehouse at 3501 Mountain Road and says no future-use applications had been received at that time: https://upperberntownship.org/gacsd-warehouse-purchase/ . Reading Eagle July 23, 2026 reports federal cancellation: https://www.readingeagle.com/2026/07/23/shapiro-confirms-berks-schuylkill-ice-warehouse-detention-center-projects-dead/ . Reading Eagle October 9, 2026 reports the 527,000-square-foot building is back on the market after the conversion plan was scrapped. This record tracks a canceled proposal, not an operating detention facility or a confirmed new tenant. Transwestern Development Company / GACSD Industrial Development LLC was identified as the warehouse developer in Spotlight PA March 11, 2026: https://www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/03/ice-warehouse-problems-federal-government/ . Census Geocoder checked October 22, 2026, Public_AR_Current / Current_Current: 3501 MOUNTAIN RD, HAMBURG, PA 19526; longitude -76.101585707028, latitude 40.528919006914, Upper Bern township, Berks County. Point represents the address, not surveyed parcel boundaries. https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/geographies/onelineaddress?address=3501%20Mountain%20Road%2C%20Hamburg%20PA%2019526&benchmark=Public_AR_Current&vintage=Current_Current&format=json

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