This monthly column highlights the good work of our municipal employees and Boards. It will also let folks know about important issues and activities in town. Great things are happening, and I hope to share some of them each month.
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Do you want better communication from your town and more of it? Your town boards and town manager want to deliver more news to your email, home phones and social media. Enhancing communications with residents is a priority. But you need to sign up to receive our messages.
Communications from the Town come in two categories: things you need to know right away and things you should be aware of but may not be as urgent.
Alerts with information you need to know immediately are handled by Eric Vincent, the emergency management director, using the CT Alert system. The emergency notification system enables state and local 911 emergency centers to provide essential information in a variety of emergency situations when other modes of communication may be unavailable. The system is used for emergencies such as major storms, extended power outages or safety hazards when posting on a website or sending an email may not be appropriate.
It is the non-emergency communication between the town and its residents that my staff and I are focusing on improving. Websites, Facebook pages and other social media platforms can be overwhelming and difficult to navigate at times. And depending on the source, it is not always easy to discern fact from fiction. We want to establish a trusted communication channel to provide you with real, reliable information from Town government on a timely basis.
To accomplish this, we are expanding the use of the text and email function on the Town website. Residents can subscribe on the website to receive a variety of information from general news and announcements to meeting agendas and minutes. Maybe you want an email when the Board of Selectmen have a meeting or a text when a road or bridge is out. Or maybe both. You can do that and more, but you must sign up. We can’t reach you if you don’t subscribe on the website. It takes just a few clicks to get started. Go to the town website—granby-ct.gov—and click the Subscribe button on the homepage. Enter your email and or text information, select the topics you are interested in and click Subscribe Me at the bottom of the page. You’ll be hearing from us soon.
Budget Schedule
April is a busy month. The Board of Finance holds its public hearing on April 11 and residents vote on the budget on April 25. We hope that you participate in our local budget process. See box below.
Current news and information can always be found on the Granby web page — granby-ct.gov
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