Transcript Guiding Growth, Managing Maturity

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Why Plan?
Because of good planning Cranberry residents enjoy…
Long-Term
Sustainability
Easy
Livability
High
Quality of Life
High
Property Values
Good
Personal Health
Strong
Economic Development
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Why Plan?
Planning brings tangible benefits to our community:
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Why Plan?
Planning Results in Efficient Use of Tax Dollars
Average Cable Bill = $100 month / $1200 year
Average Township Taxes Paid = $659 year
Police
Parks
Maintenance
Recreation
Programs
Street
Maintenance
Management
of Land
Development
Fire
Library
More bang for your buck!
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What do we want to be when we grow up?
The Cranberry Plan is a
detailed and comprehensive
effort that will look beyond the
typical 10-year horizon used for
standard comprehensive plans.
This plan looks 25 years into
the future to ensure a
sustainable
Cranberry Township for the
next generation.
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Goals
Goal is Sustainability = Environment / Equality / Economic
Sustainability to Cranberry Township =
Guiding Principles
• Be Distinctive
• Be Prosperous
• Be Healthy
• Be Engaged
• Be Committed
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Five-Phase Process
Community
Visioning
Background
Information
& Research
Completed
Summer / Fall 07
Growth
Management
Analysis
Spring / Summer 08
Growth
Management
Plan
Implementation
Fall 08
Spring 09
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Vision for the Future
PHASE 1: Where do we want to be?
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Quality of Life
Cranberry Township
Responses
National Comparison
(percentile rank among 280
surveyed communities)
Fair
10%
100
Poor
1%
80
Good
64%
60
72
40
Excellent
25%
20
0
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Access and Mobility
National Comparison
(percentile rank among 166
surveyed communities)
Cranberry Township Responses
100
80
Excellent/Good
Fair/Poor
Ease of Car Travel………..34%............66%
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Ease of Bike Travel………..8%............92%
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Ease of Walking………….17%............83%
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9
0
7
0
Ease of
Car Travel
Ease of
Bicycle
Travel
Ease of
Walking
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Perception of Safety
Cranberry Township Responses
National Comparison
(percentage responding
“somewhat safe” or “very safe” from…)
(percentile rank)
100
80
Violent
Crime
84%
80
84
73
60
Property
Crime
73%
40
80%
Fire
20
0
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Violent
Crime
Property
Crime
Fire
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Community Participation
79%
Used Cranberry Public Library
or their services
59%
Participated in a recreation
program or activity
86%
Visited a neighborhood or
Cranberry Township park
22%
Attended a meeting of local elected
officials or other local public meeting
94%
Read Cranberry
Today newsletter
74%
Used the Cranberry
Township website
50%
Used Cranberry Township’s
online services
35%
Volunteered with a group or
activity in Cranberry Township
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Public Trust
National Comparison
(percentile rank)
Cranberry Township Responses
100
Strongly Agree / Agree
96
80
87
91
Pleased
with
overall
direction the
municipality
is taking
Municipality
welcomes
citizen
involvement
89
Good value for taxes I pay …………….73%
Pleased with the overall direction
of Cranberry Township…………………71%
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Cranberry Township welcomes
citizen involvement …………………....66%
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Cranberry Township listens
to citizens………………………………...55%
20
0
I receive
good
value
for taxes
I pay
The
government
listens
to citizens
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Quality of Services
National
Comparison
Cranberry Township
Responses
(percentile rank)
100
Good
65%
Cranberry
Township
Fair
13%
Poor
1%
Excellent
21%
80
68
85
60
The Federal
Government
41
40
The State
Government
39
20
0
20
40
60
80
100
0
Average rating on the 100-point scale
(100=Excellent, 0=Poor)
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Quality of Public Safety Services
National Comparison
(percentile rank)
Cranberry Township Responses
100
Excellent / Good
80
84
81
80
Police Services………………………88%
Fire Services………………………....93%
64
60
Ambulance/Emergency Medical….88%
Crime Prevention…………………...80%
Fire Prevention & Education……...85%
40
39
20
Traffic Enforcement………………..60%
0
Police
Services
Fire
Services
Crime
Prevention
Fire
Prevention
and
Education
Traffic
Enforcement
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Quality of Transportation Services
National Comparison
(percentile rank)
Cranberry Township Responses
100
Excellent / Good
Street Repair………………….51%
Street Cleaning………………63%
80
60
Snow Removal……………….64%
66
59
40
20
0
Street
Repair
Street
Cleaning
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Quality of Leisure Services
National Comparison
(percentile rank)
Cranberry Township Responses
100
Excellent / Good
80
91
94
96
91
Township Parks……………………...91%
Recreation Programs or Classes….87%
66
60
Appearance of Parks………………..90%
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Appearance of Recreation
Centers/Facilities…………………...91%
Public Library Services…………....87%
20
0
Township
Parks
Recreation Appearance Appearance
Public
Programs
of Parks of Recreation Library
or Classes
Centers &
Services
Facilities
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Quality of Planning Services
National Comparison
(percentile rank)
Cranberry Township Responses
100
Excellent / Good
Land use, planning and
zoning…………………………………....54%
80
87
90
98
60
Code Enforcement……………………..69%
Animal Control………………………....79%
40
Economic Development……………...79%
20
0
Land Use
Planning
and Zoning
Code
Enforcement
Economic
Development
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Cranberry Township Employees
Percent having contact
with Township employees
National
Comparison
Cranberry Township
Responses
(percentile rank)
Did NOT have
contact in last
12 months
38%
100
Overall
Impression
80
75
93
60
40
20
Had contact in
last 12 months
62%
0
20
40
60
80
100
0
Average rating on the 100-point scale
(100=Excellent, 0=Poor)
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Economic Development & Redevelopment
• Focus on economic development and redevelopment
• Technology businesses
• Partnerships
• Education
Sewer, Water, Environmental Stewardship
• Ensure an aggressive capital plan is in place.
• Evaluate providing water to neighboring
communities.
• Plan for third water connection and additional
storage.
• Require native tree species in new developments.
• Provide connected green spaces.
• Sustainable land/development/green building.
• Storm water management
Public Image
Opportunities ahead
• Managing growth
• Creating a connected community
• People are seeking a feeling of “community” and belonging.
Parks and Recreation
• Quality of life amenities
• Wide range of recreation opportunities
• Community Parks
• Walking, biking, hiking trails
• Enhanced property values through quality of life
assets.
• Additional facilities to support art, theatre
performances and cultural activities.
Culture and Diversity
• Conduct a brief survey of the community to assess interest
in creating a local arts council.
• Collaborate with other groups to seek funding.
• Explore options for public art.
• Join the Butler County Arts Council.
• Adopt a Diversity Statement, that encompasses all people;
abilities and disabilities.
• Integrate diversity/ethnic activities with Community Chest
and Community Days.
Transportation Project Rankings
High
Rochester Rd. / Turnpike Bridge (capacity)
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Freedom Rd. / Turnpike Bridge (capacity)
Rt. 228 Corridor Improvements and parallel (capacity)
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Possible new I-76 Ramps (Maintenance ramp at Glen Eden/Powell Rds.)
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Medium
Interstate I-79 Ramps (closed rest areas)
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Heights Drive Extension (Northwest Connector)
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Franklin Rd ./ Peters Rd. Intersection Improvements
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Dutilh Rd. / Wisconsin Ave. (parallel road connections)
Rt. 19 North (parallel road connections)
Erhman / Garvin Rd. Connector
Ranking Grid Objectives
 Higher priority for projects perceived to be most achievable.
 Higher priority to safety improvement.
 Higher priority for projects that improve north/south and east/west traffic flow.
Low
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Citizen Advisory Panel Members
Paul Crocker
Duke Nazar
Robert Gillenberger
Keith Jones
Jody Knights
Diana Munn
Eric Rogers
Michael Streib
Peter Twichell
Meredith Wolfe
Herb Oliver
James Wood
Carroll Schmiedlin
Gloria Tubridy
Gong Zhang
Matt Clark
Richard Collins
David Folker
Welling Fruehauf
Waldo Rall
Mark Kantrowitz
George Long
Shirley Mahr
James Moreland
Daniel Page
Susan Rusnak
Mary Lou Scherer
Chuck Caputy
Rick Colonello
Eric Dunmire
Larry Ehret
Caroline Kibby
David Kovach
Richard Bingham
Susan Messer
Vince Profeta
Ray Renyck
Kristine Rombach
Phil Stebler
Dave Weber
Ann Reale
Susan Balla
Randy Carper
Vic Conrad
Terry Jewell
Wendy Lydon
James Lynskey
Tony Manes
Shane McGoey
Frank Monikowski
Thomas Moravek
Sean O’Shea
Annette Palichat
Jason Pawlowicz
Cheri Armitage
Tim Casey
Garth Ericson
Neeta Kudtarkar
Jan Stevens
Cindy Tananis
Teresa Canada
Dan Wisniewski
Dan Kiley
Chris Border
James Brown
Guy Dahlbeck
Roy Wagner
John Szurley
Edward Beatty
Tom Bice
Randy Elder
Fred Peterson
John Phillips
Market Assessment
PHASE 2: Where are we now?
• What is the economic profile of Cranberry
and the region?
• What local and regional assets can be leveraged
to create new business opportunities?
• What is the expected impact of new or planned
business operations?
• What are Cranberry’s greatest strengths and
challenges to economic growth?
• What level of business development can the
Township support, and what types of
businesses should be targeted?
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Growth Management Analysis
PHASE 3: Measuring the Impacts
Growth
Management
Scenario
Growth
Management
Scenario
Growth
Management
Scenario
A
Sewer / Water
Transportation
B
Operations
Policy /
Administration
C
Financial
Implications
Preferred
Growth
Management
Scenario
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Growth Management Plan
PHASE 4: Strategies and Recommendations
•
Dynamic and Integrated Land Use Regulations
•
Supporting Utilities and Roads
•
Responsive Community Services
•
Continued Economic Development
and Redevelopment
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Implementation
PHASE 5: Planning is Great…Doing is Better
Plan your
work for today
and every day,
then work
your plan.
–Norman Vincent Peale
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Civic Engagement
Communication
Team
Public
Meetings
Citizen
Survey
Board of
Supervisors
Township
Staff
Steering
Committee
Professional
Studies
Research
Citizen
Advisory
Panel
Boards,
Commissions
& Committees
Planning
Advisory
Commission
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Why Plan?
Great communities don’t just happen!
If a sustainable Cranberry
Steering
Committee
is the goal, everyone
Citizen
Advisory
Panel
must work together to
make that happen.
Board of
Supervisors
Boards,
Commissions,
& Committees
Residents,
Business Owners
& Employees
Township
Staff
Sustainable
Cranberry
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Communications
Keep the Lines Open
• Phone: 724.776.4806, ext. 1114
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: www.cranberrytownship.org
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