Seated from left, Mars Borough Mayor Gregg Hartung, Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau President Jack Cohen, Erika Shumaker of Zelienople Business Association, Jackson Township Manager Chris Rearick, Cranberry Township Manager Dan Santoro and Armstrong Vice President Joe Taylor discuss issues facing Butler County during Leadership Butler County's Southern Butler County Day on Friday. Steve Cukovich/Butler Eagle

The Leadership Butler County program took an in-depth look at southern Butler County Friday.

The “Southern Butler County Day,” organized by the Butler County Chamber of Commerce, featured conversations about the southern half of the county, which were held various locations in Cranberry Township.

“This is obviously the major growth area of Butler County,” Leadership Butler County board member Mark Buchek said. “We wanted to expose those in the class to what makes this township tick.”

The event started early Friday morning at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center with a talk from Cranberry Township’s director of planning and development services, Ron Henshaw, who covered the ongoing development in the area.

The group also took a tour of the traffic control center in Cranberry Township.

“The Leadership Butler County program brings exposure to everything throughout the county,” Buchek said. “Whenever we help out with these sessions, there is someone who says I never knew this was here.”

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