The House Democratic Policy Committee took a tour of three downtown Reading businesses and held a roundtable with business leaders, local colleges and District Attorney John Adams Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022 in Reading. The Policy Committee meets with leaders and builders planning to rehab a building once used as a brewery into a grocery store.

The House Democratic Policy Committee took a tour of three downtown Reading businesses and held a roundtable with business leaders, local colleges and District Attorney John Adams Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022 in Reading. Building planners review the design for their plan to transform a once unused building in Reading into a grocery store in a part of the city where there is currently not a grocery store for miles.

The House Democratic Policy Committee took a tour of three downtown Reading businesses and held a roundtable with business leaders, local colleges and District Attorney John Adams Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022 in Reading. Tom Masano provided members of the Policy Committee with a tour of his family-owned and operated company, which includes hydroponics and help in the development of a bike/walking path.