Cranberry kicks off parks planning process
CRANBERRY TWP — Cranberry may already be growing in the present, but its Parks and Recreation department is looking toward the future.
Last week, on Aug. 9, the department held a kickoff meeting to start the year-and-a-half-long process of updating the township’s Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Plan, a document that will guide upgrades to parks in Cranberry for the next 10 years.
The township will work with Heather Cuyler, a recreation planner from landscape architect planning firm Pashek + MTR, and her team to collect input from a steering committee as well as from township residents to determine the direction parks will follow for the next decade.
“The goal of this plan is really to take a detailed look at Cranberry Township’s parks, recreation, open space, greenways, and connectivity,” Cuyler said. “What we are going to look at is where (Cranberry) parks and recreation is right now, what do they have, what are they providing, and what are others providing. Then, where do they see themselves in the future, and then, we’ll put implementable steps together to pinpoint goals of how they can make this all happen.”
The previous parks and recreation plan from 2012 doesn’t take into account many of today’s new realities for the township, said Pete Geis, parks and recreation director.
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