Kennett Township residents can vote on a shield and coat of arms for the township between now and March 15.
Send an email to Kennett.twp@kennett.pa.us to vote for one of four options, which can be found on the township website and Facebook page and will be discussed at their March 16 meeting.
The township is asking residents to vote on two things: the shield design, and the two colors used in the shield.
“We have been given, free of charge, advice on a heraldic design by the president of the American Heraldry Society and the Windsor Herald at the Royal College of Arms in London,” according to a press release. “The latter is responsible for American heraldry when requested.”
Supervisor Geoff Gamble first raised the idea at the Jan. 19, supervisors’ meeting, saying at the time, “A new symbol would represent a new change for Kennett Township.”
Gamble said most counties have seals or coats of arms.
“The current logo of Kennett Township is more in the nature of a letterhead than a proper symbol,” according to Gamble. “I suggest that it is time for the adoption of coat of arms and seal for the township to mark our history, our progress, and our future.”
Sycamores are prominent in each of the four designs.
“This tree is found all over the township, and there is a large sycamore in front of the township building,” according to the press release. “In colonial times these trees were planted along streams and creeks as a sign of drinkable water. Their descendants are still to be seen today along the Red Clay.”
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.
