Chester County 2020 will honor Sarah Peck, principal of Progressive New Homes, and David Ward, former assistant director of the Chester County Planning Commission, during the organization's annual reception on Thursday, April 25.
Peck will be given the Citizen Planner award of 2019. She is a recognized expert on infill housing development and the concept's growing acceptance in suburban communities. Peck is a former CEO of Rouse/Chamberlin Homes of Exton and co-founder of the Housing Partnership of Chester County.
Peck was named National Builder of the Year by Professional Builder Magazine and has served as an adjunct professor of West Chester University.
Ward will receive the Lifetime Achievement award. He has been involved in planning for more than 40 years and retired in 2018 from Chester County's Planning Commission. Ward played a key role in developing the county's award-winning Landscapes program and managed the first revision of the plan, Landscapes 2.
Ward worked with county municipalities during his tenure with Chester County and will continue to serve as an instructor and board member of the Pennsylvania Municipal Education Institute.
The April 25 reception will take place at the Chester Valley Golf Club, 430 Swedesford Road, Malvern. A social hour will begin at 6 p.m., and the program will begin at 7 p.m. The master of ceremonies will be Ken Knickerbocker, a former Chester County2020 board member and a prior member of Parkesburg Borough Council.
There is a registration fee. For tickets, readers may visit http://www.CC2020.org and visit the shopping section. For more details, readers may call 484-680-5570 or email info@cc2020.org.
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