Welcome Larry Burns our newest candidate for Borough Council

 

Larry Burns is a long time Borough resident of more than 17 years and his immediate and extended families have been residents of the Hatfield area and Borough since the 1950’s.

 

In the past Larry has served as a member of the Hatfield Borough Zoning Hearing Board and is currently an active member of the Hatfield Borough Planning Commission. He has been active as a firefighter and a first responder for over 27 years with a Pennsylvania State Fire certification in all firefighting and rescue operations as well as emergency management practices. In addition, Larry has been heavily involved with the Boy Scouts of America as an assistant scout master, merit badge counselor and has mentored young people in other capacities to help prepare them for future life.

 

As a working professional Larry was president of a local labor union for 8 years and has held various company management positions involving export compliance, managing a multi-million dollar department budget and a diverse work force spread over several countries. He has attained various professional certifications including project management. customer service management, logistics management and conflict resolution and is also licensed by the US Department of Homeland Security as a Customs Broker requiring triennial background screening.