Pleasant Prairie’s Community Development Director Jean Werbie-Harris was presented with the 2024 Impact Award during the Kenosha Area Business Alliance’s annual meeting at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Thursday morning.
Werbie-Harris has held various key positions for Pleasant Prairie since 1989, including community development director, planner and zoning administrator.
She has overseen the village’s planning, zoning, and development efforts, contributing to drafting and administering numerous municipal ordinances, including the village’s comprehensive plan, land division and development control and zoning regulations.
“I believe the sky’s the limit if your heart is in it,” Werbie-Harris said. “For that reason, I am so truly blessed to be recognized for living my dream and loving what I do every day in Kenosha County.”
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“I want to thank all of our team here in Pleasant Prairie and honor them today for everything we have done,” she said. “No one person can make something happen in the community.”
She also took time to acknowledge the growth in all areas of life in Pleasant Prairie.
“We’ve created businesses, industrial parks, housing developments, shopping, recreational opportunities (and) restaurants,” she said. “All providing wonderful places for people to go to visit and to celebrate here in Kenosha County and in Pleasant Prairie. It is totally awesome.”
New board officers
KABA welcomed a new chair, vice chair and treasurer to its board of directors during the meeting.