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Ten Land-Use Cases, an Animal-Ordinance Rewrite and a $1,448,982 Wastewater Payment Filled Cranberry's Aug. 6 Agenda

2026-08-06 · 10457 words
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Key Actions & Decisions

  • Source is the Aug. 6, 2026 Regular Meeting agenda packet (46 numbered items), stamped 'DRAFT – Subject to Change' and dated Aug. 3, 2026; no outcomes from the meeting itself are in this record.
  • Staff planned to introduce the 2026 Internship Program participants, described as in attendance that evening; no headcount given.
  • The Ad-hoc Engagement Center Committee was scheduled to present its findings after a one-year review of facility program needs, financial data and community support for a possible Recreation & Engagement Center.
  • Henry Farm: revised tentative Planned Residential Development for 114 single-family lots on about 85.7 acres off Darlington, Powell and Rochester roads (R-2), re-sequencing former Phases 3 and 4 as Phases 1 and 2; and a final Phases 1-2 PRD for 60 lots on the same tract. Planning Advisory Commission recommended both 5-0 on June 29.
  • Meeder mixed-use project (CCD-2): revised preliminary land development for Phases 1-3 (18 townhouse units, 24 apartment units, 7,500 square feet of nonresidential space on about 3.5 acres, plus 10 added parking spaces in Phase 1); revised final land development for Phase 1 (the 10 parking spaces); and final land development for Phases 2-3 (the townhouses, apartments and nonresidential space). All three recommended 5-0 by the Planning Commission June 29.
  • Robin Run: tentative PRD for 37 new single-family units plus 1 existing unit on about 61.4 acres off Freshcorn and Glen Rape roads (R-1); recommended 5-0 by the Planning Commission June 29; public hearing opened and closed July 30 with consideration deferred to Aug. 6.
  • Village Shoppes: preliminary and final land development for a 5,894-square-foot expansion of the 14,056-square-foot Rite Aid building at Rochester Road and Wisconsin Avenue (SU-1); recommended 5-0 by the Planning Commission June 29.
  • Franklin Hollow: preliminary/final subdivision creating two new lots plus one existing lot on a 7.07-acre tract at 7408 Franklin Road (R-1); no Planning Commission vote appears in this packet.
  • Crash Champions: revised preliminary/final land development revising an approved traffic impact study and adjusting traffic impact fees for a proposed 20,000-square-foot, one-story auto repair building on about 4.35 acres at 21239 Route 19 (PIC); no Planning Commission vote appears in this packet.
  • Goehring Road Subdivision: preliminary/final subdivision creating two lots on a 1.708-acre tract on Goehring Road (SP-1).
  • Inter-Municipal Liquor License Transfer of license #R-15781 to a location at Franklin Road and State Route 228 (Meijer); public hearing opened and closed July 30 with consideration deferred to Aug. 6.
  • Bill No. 2026-03: Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 27) amendment adding standards and conditions for Animal Rescue and Animal Sanctuary uses; recommended 5-0 by the Planning Commission June 29.
  • Bill No. 2026-04: Chapter 2 (Animals) amendment adding a new section dedicated to "Animals"; recommended 5-0 by the Planning Commission June 29.
  • Authorization to advertise Bill No. 2026-05, a further Chapter 27 (Zoning) ordinance amendment; the packet does not describe what that amendment would contain.
  • Contract award: Joan Street Storm Sewer Rehabilitation to Guyer Brothers Inc., base bid $111,605.00.
  • Contract change orders: Solids Handling Upgrade general contracting, Kukurin Contracting, $173,960.35; North Boundary Park Soccer Field Turf Improvements, Playing Surface Solutions, $13,327.77; 2026 Paving Program Superpave Street Resurfacing, Youngblood Paving, $173,459.29; Graham Park Pickleball Court Acrylic Surfacing, Seal Pro, $26,610.00; Fitness Court Studio at Graham Park, Holbein Inc., $1,100.00.
  • Partial payments: Solids Handling Upgrade general contracting, Kukurin Contracting, $1,448,982.00; Solids Handling Upgrade electrical, McCurley Houston Electric, $160,491.60; Franklin Acres Pump Station & Force Main, E2 Landscape & Construction, $44,394.75; Sun Valley Waterline Replacement Phase 3, Metarko Excavating, $68,195.46; Community Park North Improvements general contractor, Thomas Construction, $626,113.00; Community Park North Improvements plumbing, Shipley Plumbing, $72,120.60; Community Park North Improvements electrical, McCurley Houston Electric, $135,709.24; North Boundary Park Soccer Field Turf, Playing Surface Solutions, $289,275.36; Community Park Ballfields 3 & 4 Infield Turf, Playing Surface Solutions, $163,143.74; Goehring Road Waterline Extension, Heckman Diversified Construction, $189,540.00; Fitness Court Studio at Graham Park, Holbein Inc., $54,813.11; roof replacement at Haine Fire Station & Public Safety Training Center, G & W Roofing & Construction, $60,800.00.
  • Final payments: 2026 Paving Program Fiber Reinforced Chip Seal/Fog Sealcoat/Cape Seal/Crack Seal, Russell Standard, $874,885.40; reel sharpening grinder at Cranberry Highlands Golf Course, E.H. Griffith, $94,845.00.
  • Bond releases (partial): Summerwind (D2427-04) and Reserve at Cranberry Springs (D2316-02).
  • Administrative items: approval of June 25, 2026 Agenda Preparation meeting minutes; nine July 2026 remittance proposals and payroll warrants; thirteen monthly reports for June/July 2026 covering planning and development, police, EMS, open records, property tax collection, budget, fire company, utilities, public works, information technology, communications, the golf course, and parks and recreation; unspecified 'Additional Solicitor Business' and 'Additional Business' items with no description given.

The Cranberry Township Board of Supervisors' Aug. 6, 2026 agenda packet listed 46 numbered items for the board to consider, from ten land-use applications and two animal-related ordinance amendments to 20 public-works contract awards, change orders and payments — but the packet is a draft agenda, not a record of what the board decided that night.

People
John Skorupan (Cranberry Township Supervisor; Board Chairman; also Chairperson, General Authority Board of Directors) Anthony Bertolino (Cranberry Township Supervisor) Bruce Mazzoni (Cranberry Township Supervisor) Bruce Hezlep (Cranberry Township Supervisor) Karen Newpol (Cranberry Township Supervisor; Vice Chair)