CRANBERRY TWP — Township supervisors approved multiple vehicle and equipment purchases for the public works department during their Thursday, March 6, meeting.

All of the purchases were already accounted for in the township’s 2025 budget.

A 2026 Peterbilt truck worth $142,848 from Hunter Truck Sales and Service will be the most expensive purchase. It will come with a fit out package worth $121,300 from Stephenson Equipment.

Another truck, a 2025 Ford F-600 from Laurel Motors, will cost $49,330. The fit out package from Stephenson Equipment will be $65,800.

The grounds maintenance division will receive a Toro 4500D mower from E.H. Griffith Inc. for $99,151.

That division will also acquire three Exmark mowers from M&R Powerup Equipment Group at a cost of $40,605. Lastly, the division is in line for a Kubota Utility Cart from the same company for $34,352.

Due to the variety of the purchases, all of them are set to arrive at varying points throughout the year.

“Everything’s a little different,” said township manager Dan Santoro. “The big (Peterbilt) truck is probably eight months to a year out. The mowers, we’re hoping for them actually before the summer.”

Meanwhile, the street division of public works will receive an application trailer from Sealmaster worth $33,991. Staff from that division are also getting a box broom sweeper attachment from Bobcat of Pittsburgh worth $10,516.

The facilities division, meanwhile, will acquire a 2024 Ford Transit van from Laurel Motors worth $74,975.

Additionally, the Cranberry Highlands Golf Course will feature a new lightning detection system from Thor Guard worth $29,920. That system will be set up before the course opens in the spring, according to Santoro.

In other business, supervisors adopted a proclamation that recognizes April as “Pennsylvania 811 Safe Digging Month.”