Once it’s established, the development authority’s first task will be identifying new uses for the former SCI Greensburg state prison property that the township owns. “Hempfield Township, I think, envisions some of the larger parcels that they have could benefit from this type of private-public partner development,” Avolio said. They can coordinate or lead projects that will benefit development or redevelopment in Hempfield. He thinks there’s plenty of opportunity aside from the 94-acre old state prison property off Route 119 between Greensburg and Youngwood. Hempfield bought it in mid-2023, 10 years after the prison closed, for $3.5 million with the intent to redevelop the property.