CRANBERRY TWP — Supervisors took a preliminary step toward securing funding for major police department renovations at a meeting on Thursday, Nov. 7.

Officials unanimously approved a Local Share Account grant application that included detailed plans of the proposed project.

“It’s renovation of existing department space,” township manager Dan Santoro said. “It needs some maintenance. We need to address their locker room and surfaces, and do some work in the bathrooms. Along with that, we might look at a little bit of reorganization of that space for the officers.”

The Cranberry Township Police Department moved into the current location more than two decades ago, and no major improvements have been made to the facility since then, he said.

“We have 30 officers and they all work out of that space,” Santoro said. “It’s time for freshening up the space after 25 years.”

The grant program provides financial backing for various public interest projects throughout the commonwealth.

While it’s not a guarantee that the township will receive funding, officials will begin preliminary work before getting confirmation on the grant at some point next year.

“In 2025, we’ll be budgeting the design piece,” said Santoro. “We’ll walk through the drawings and wait to hear where we’re at in terms of the grant. The project wouldn’t happen until 2026.”