Cranberry Township's Board of Supervisors gave the green light to a major new housing development, awarded nearly $2 million in sports facility contracts, and launched a community visioning initiative at their February 26 meeting, which doubled as the action meeting after the March 5 regular session was cancelled. All five supervisors were present — Chairman Bruce Hezlep, Anthony Bertolino, Karen Newpol, John Skorupan, and Bruce Mazzoni (virtual) — and voted unanimously on every item across the 37-item agenda. The centerpiece of the evening was the Henry Farm Tentative Planned Residential Development, a 114-lot project spanning approximately 85.7 acres along Rochester Road, Powell Road, and Darlington Road in the R-2 zoning district. The four-phase plan calls for 54 active adult homes and 60 large single-family homes, with 37 percent open space, a 50-foot perimeter setback, parklets, and pedestrian connections to the adjacent Orchard Park development and Rochester Road. During a public hearing, one neighbor at 218 Jefferson Lane called the project "the best possible outcome for the neighboring community" and thanked the board for lowering the area speed limit. A Connoquenessing Township resident urged supervisors to reject the Southwest Butler Multi-Municipal Comprehensive Safety Action Plan, while a new Sewickley Township resident requested a continuance due to what she described as inadequate public notice. The board closed the hearing and approved the development. Supervisors also approved a two-lot subdivision of 72.66 acres for North Catholic High School along Rebecca Lane. Two major sports turf contracts were awarded to Playing Surface Solutions, Inc.: $1,224,125 for the North Boundary Park Soccer Field artificial turf — part of a cooperative agreement with the Seneca Valley Soccer Association — and $695,598 for infield turf improvements at Community Park Ballfields 3 and 4, backed by the Seneca Valley Baseball and Softball Association. Both associations will reimburse the Township. The Route 19 Emergency Signal Replacement went to Bruce-Merrilee Electric Company at $329,346, with a $212,000 Green Light-Go grant offsetting much of the cost. Design services for Phase 2 of the Route 19 Waterline Replacement were awarded to Penn E&R for $52,000, part of a project supported by a $1.6 million federal Community Project Funding grant secured through U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly. Equipment and vehicle spending topped $600,000, headlined by a 2026 CAT M318 Excavator ($321,111), a 2027 Mack truck with dump body fit-out ($223,666), a John Deere utility tractor for the startup Powell Farm ($60,976), and a $158,270 PVC slip lining project to address surcharging in Interceptor 7 during rain events. Looking ahead, supervisors authorized bids for several new projects: the Pin Oak Court Waterline Replacement (1,250 linear feet of 8-inch line), resurfacing of Graham Park's 13 pickleball courts, the Powell Farm water tap extension along Goehring Road, a Fitness Court Studio at Graham Park backed by a $30,000 National Fitness Campaign grant, and roof replacements at the Haine Fire Station and Public Safety Training Center following 2025 storm damage. Township Manager Daniel Santoro secured board approval for two forward-looking initiatives. A $105,550 contract with czb LLC will fund a Visioning and Community Outreach Planning Analysis, with recommendations expected by fall 2026. Separately, the board authorized engagement letters with Robb Consulting and Mette Attorneys to advance a sustainable EMS funding model — the next step in a regional collaboration among seven municipalities that completed a comprehensive study in October 2025. In a move with potential long-term significance, the board adopted a resolution authorizing the Township to purchase property at Rochester Road and Thompson Park Drive from the Diocese of Pittsburgh, with due diligence to follow. A sanitary sewer easement along Coolsprings Drive was approved to accommodate a sewer extension serving the new Wegmans store at The Reserve at Cranberry Springs.