Dennis Sterner
District 3

Dennis M. Sterner has resided on North 14th Street for over 40 years and has served as the District 3 Council member since 2003, when we was appointed to fill the seat vacated by George Kerns. Mr. Sterner graduated from Hamburg High School and earned a degree in drafting and technology at Penn State Design and Technology Center.

Mr. Sterner worked at Dana Corp. from 1966 to 1971 and Penn Optical from 1971 to 1979. In 1979, Mr. Sterner accepted a job at AT&T (later becoming Lucent and Agere). He retired from that position in 2001. Mr. Sterner and his wife Sue Ann have one daughter and two perfect grandchildren. He is active in the Hillside Playground Association and has coached various youth basketball and baseball groups.

As Chair of the Council Public Safety Committee Mr. Sterner has helped City Council and the Administration to focus much needed attention on codes related issues. He believes that good codes enforcement is the best first step to improving the City’s aging housing stock. He has been exploring ways to control better control rental properties and decrease the City’s transiency problems. Mr. Sterner has been actively encouraging State and Federal legislators to crack down on gangs and illegal aliens.

Mr. Sterner is also working with members of the Reading School Board to address daytime curfew issues and shared services. He works with District 3 community groups to restore pride in homeownership and improve their quality of life for his constituents.