Anyone interested in the Kennett area’s future is urged to attend the first of three public meetings on the Kennett economic development study and implementation plan, which will be held on Thursday, Feb. 11, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Those who attend the initial meeting at the Genesis HealthCare building in Kennett Square will get an overview of the study and its concept, and will learn about the team working on it and what they have been tasked to do. Attendees will also hear about information that has already been gathered on demographics, labor and industry, real estate and more, and they will receive an update on what work has been completed to date, according to a press release from Historic Kennett Square.
Todd Poole, the founder of 4ward Planning, and Mark Keener, the director of urban design for the RBA Group, were hired last year by Historic Kennett Square, the Borough of Kennett Square, and Kennett Township to help set priorities for where and how the region grows, the continuation of the borough’s revitalization, and the protection of the area’s natural, rural and historic heritage.
“It’s an opportunity … to introduce the whole concept behind this study,” Poole said in the release, “and for myself and Mark Keener to discuss where do we think we’re heading next and what’s happened so far.”
The second meeting, which will be held in March or April, will allow for public input and participation. Poole said it would offer “an opportunity to invest in the project,” describing the second session as more of a workshop.
A Vision Partnership Program Grant from the Chester County Commissioners, administered by the County Planning Commission, will fund part of the $60,000 study. The remainder is being funded by Kennett Township, Kennett Square Borough, Historic Kennett Square, Genesis HealthCare, and Longwood Gardens.
A task force comprising representatives from the borough, the township, and Historic Kennett Square; Longwood Gardens; the Chester County Planning Commission; and community members was also formed as part of the study.
“Kennett Square is well-positioned to be able to direct positive change right now,” Keener said in the release. “It is a good time to be having this discussion.”
Poole, Keener and their teams have been focusing on seven geographic areas: the State Street corridor; the Cypress Street corridor; Birch Street from Walnut to Broad streets; the area known as Millers Hill, on the eastern border between the borough and the township; the Ways Lane area in Kennett Township; the former NVF property, a nearly 24-acre vacant industrial site in the borough; and the area on the west side of Mill Road in the township.
The Genesis HealthCare Building is located at 101 E. State St. in Kennett Square. The meeting will be held on the garden level, and coffee and dessert will be served. Free parking is available in the parking garage after 5 p.m.
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