Cranberry Twp. HOA Neighborhood Forum Meeting Notes: June 14, 2021
Chris Bogdon, the HOA Secretary attended the monthly Cranberry Neighborhood Forum Meeting on June 14, 2021. This monthly meeting is for all HOAs to discuss concerns, issues, and other items around Cranberry Twp. The following are the meeting notes from that meeting:
Overall
- The Neighborhood Forum created an online portal for all HOA to share information with other HOAs. They provided access to the Crossings.
Open Spaces
- They discussed the open spaces plan for Cranberry Twp. There is a document that Cranberry Twp. publishes that residents may want to review regarding this. You can download the document at: https://www.cranberrytownship.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/1772 and they also provided an update in 2016 at 2016 Update: https://www.cranberrytownship.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/1770
- One tidbit they provided is that Cranberry Twp has a Tree Canopy of 38.5%. This means that 38.5% of the land in Cranberry Twp is covered by trees. They also reiterated that we have more trees now than when Cranberry Twp was young. This is primarily due to the mandates for planting trees in developments.
- They discussed the HOA responsibilities for maintaining and taking care of open spaces. In hearing some of the problems in other HOA's, the Crossings do this pretty well.
Board of Supervisors
There are three new permits being issued:
There are three new permits being issued:
- Sunbelt Rentals - There will be a new sunbelt rental location over in the Thorn Hill Industrial Park. This is the last property that will be developed there and will be located near the Goodwill off of Freedom Road.
- Dogtopia - This will be a new business for Doggie Day Care. The location will be on Thomson Park Drive before you get to Costco. This was the old Cross Fit Location across from the Frito Lay Distribution Center.
- Dog Park - Cranberry Twp. will start building a new dog park near the site of the old one. This Dog Park will probably be completed by the end of summer or fall. The dog park will be larger and contain both a pavilion and a dog washing station. If you are not aware of the Dog Park currently, you can find the information at: https://www.cranberrytownship.org/1146/Dog-Park
Environment Advisory Committee
This is a new committee within Cranberry Twp that focuses on environmental issues in Cranberry Twp. You can find more information at: https://www.cranberrytownship.org/3209/Environmental-Advisory-Committee The next public meeting is on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, @ 6:00 pm. IT will be a virtual meeting and the information is available on the website. The projects they are currently working on are:
This is a new committee within Cranberry Twp that focuses on environmental issues in Cranberry Twp. You can find more information at: https://www.cranberrytownship.org/3209/Environmental-Advisory-Committee The next public meeting is on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, @ 6:00 pm. IT will be a virtual meeting and the information is available on the website. The projects they are currently working on are:
- Clean-Up Day in Cranberry
- Adopt-A-Roadway
- Butterfly Garden in North Boundary Park
- Cranberry Highlands Apiary - An Apiary is a location with pollinators are kept. This includes Bees, Birds and other Pollinators
Other Items
- Route 19 paving - This is continuing from the Allegheny County Line to Zelienople. It was brought up about issues with manhole covers being lower than the road. Cranberry Twp. will raise this concern with the state. Be careful. One such location is near Turly's Car Repair. Be careful as you drive over the manhole covers.
- Farmers Market - This will have every Friday and already started. It will run from 3-7:00
- Freedom Road Bridge Completion - Pushed to July/August 2021
- Roue 228 Thru-Way completion - Completion in Midsummer
- Build 1 Grant for Freedom Road - Halderman to Haine School Road - Widening in 2022
- Build 2 Grant for Freedom Road - Haine School Road to Powell - Completion in 2024
- Rochester Road - Route 19 to Thomson Park Road - Work Starting in June
- Lunchtime Concerts at the Municipal Center - First on was Jun 11th and will occur every Friday at 12:00 pm
- Concerts in the Park - Beginning June 17th at 7:00 pm
- Drive-Thru Book Donation - Cranberry Public Library will host a Donation Drive on June 19th from 11-3:00. For More Information: https://www.cranberrylibrary.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=19536
- Waterpark Military Appreciation Day - Sunday, June 27th from 11:30-8:00pm. Free admission for active duty and veterans with a military ID. $6 admission to dependents with a dependent military ID. For more information: https://www.cranberrytownship.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=19525
If residents would like to be alerted of more items of interest in Cranberry Twp., please subscribe to the newsletters at: https://www.cranberrytownship.org/1171/Communications
The next meeting will be August 9, 2021
The next meeting will be August 9, 2021
