Local businessman and Kennett Square Borough Councilmember Bob Norris has served on the Kennett Collaborative Board for four years now.
Bob says his wife Deb “helped” him to see that they should pack up the bags and move all the way from Landenberg/New Garden to Kennett Square about 10 years ago. “It started a second career for me of renovating and renting older homes in the area,” Bob says.
"My involvement with Kennett Collaborative (then HKS) began when I was invited to share some work that the CCEDC (Chester County Economic Development Council) was doing to enhance the economic benefit of the communities along the Route 1 corridor. Mary Hutchins and Tom Sausen invited me to participate in the HKS Economic Development Committee and then to be a Board member.” Bob, who was on the New Garden Board of Supervisors for eight years, the CCEDC Board for six years, and the Habitat for Humanity Board for seven years, currently serves on the Finance Committee for Kennett Collaborative in addition to being on the Board of the Friends Home in Kennett and a Borough Councilmember.
“What I love about being part of Kennett Collaborative is how we work to make the Kennett area the type of place where people want to live, work, and play. What we hear time and time again is how much people enjoy the community feel and inclusiveness that Kennett generates. I was with a group of local business owners a few weeks ago and they said they loved how the community truly cares about each other and wants everyone to benefit by being part of the Kennett community.”
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