About 30 Berks County municipal officials got a lesson Thursday on how to obtain grants to improve their communities with projects ranging from adding bicycle trails and parks to refurbishing old traffic signals.

“I am pleased to help improve the quality of life in your communities,” State Sen. Judy Schwank said in welcoming them to her second annual local officials’ breakfast at Wyomissing Family Restaurant.

“It matters what is happening in your communities,” said Schwank, a Ruscombmanor Township Democrat. “I am bringing the experts to the people to make it easier for them to learn.”

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