Kennett Township Supervisor Scudder Stevens will not be running for re-election.
Stevens made the announcement at the Jan. 18 supervisors’ meeting after reading a statement that highlighted his last 12 years on the board.
“I’ve taken this time to make this statement for what has occurred in the past 12 years,” he said. “I’ve done this, in part, as a preamble to announce that I do not intend to run again to serve as one of your supervisors. I believe that the supervisor that previously served with me, Whitney Hoffman, and who continue to serve, Rich Leff and Geoff Gamble, have done an excellent job in embracing the responsibilities with which you have entrusted them.”
Stevens’ term ends on Dec. 31, of this year.
The other supervisors, Vice Chairman Richard Leff and Chairman Geoffrey Gamble have terms that will end in 2025 and 2027 respectively.
The supervisors thanked Stevens for his years on the board.
“Your dedication to this township and your thoroughness … is truly commendable,” Gamble said.
Leff said Stevens inspired him to run for the board.
“I remember the first time I saw you talk when you were running for election,” he said. “You inspired me to run two years later.”
About Monica Fragale
Monica Thompson Fragale is a freelance reporter who spent her life dreaming of being in the newspaper business. That dream came true after college when she started working at The Kennett Paper and, years later The Reporter newspaper in Lansdale and other dailies. She turned to non-profit work after her first daughter was born and spent the next 13 years in that field. But while you can take the girl out of journalism, you can’t take journalism out of the girl. Offers to freelance sparked the writing bug again started her fingers happily tapping away on the keyboard. Monica lives with her husband and two children in Kennett Square.
