Politics & Government
Cranberry Prepares To Purchase Fomrer Denton Powell Farm
The township is preparing to make a major investment in the 71-acre property off of Goehring Road .
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA — The township is poised to buy the former Denton Powell Farm property and keep it as an operational farm while also using it as a regional agricultural education promotional tool.
Township supervisors will vote Thursday on whether to acquire the 150-year-old, 71-acre farm.
Township officals said not only will the farm become a public asset and present needed educational opportunities, it also will bolster the regional farming community while bringing new interest to the agricultural field.
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The township worked with longtime resident Andy Hack, executor of the Powell estate, to make the vision a reality.
More information on the Powell Farm project will be released in the coming months, township officials said.
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