By the time you read this, Thanksgiving Day will be in the rear-view mirror as we enter December, the holiday season, with the new year upon us in the blink of an eye!
Granby Town Hall folks will be busy crafting the budget that will begin on July 1, 2025. Each department head will be making acase to use your tax dollars to continue to provide a host of valuable services including police and fire protection, road plowing and maintenance, and education. Capital priorities will take front and center stage in the production of the FY 26 budget.
With the reactivation of the Capital Program Priorities Advisory Committee (CPPAC), capital priorities for the next 10 years will be discussed and set. In case you weren’t around in 1984 when this committee was created, two members from the board of selectmen, board of finance and board of education—one from each political party—are appointed to vet the $78 million, 10-year Granby Capital Plan. They are joined by the chair of each board, the BOE superintendent, the town treasurer, and me, your town manager. I invite you to join us on first and fourth Mondays at 5 p.m. at Granby Town Hall as we chart a capital course for the community into the future.
Enough of the budget for now. Let me close this last 2024 Drummer article on a positive and festive note. First, thank you for allowing me the pleasure of being your town manager. Led by your local elected officials like Mark Fiorentino and the board of selectmen, Mike Guarco and the board of finance, and all the other board and commission members that work so hard for you, it was a productive year.
Town hall and all its employees are looking forward to an even more productive year in 2025 as we work hard to deliver services to you, the taxpayers of Granby.
Second, know that I thoroughly enjoy being a public servant in public service. Since I started back in early March, the Granby community has welcomed me and my wife Janice with open arms and that is sincerely appreciated.
Third and last, as we enter this holiday season, allow me to extend warm wishes of a happy holiday season and a prosperous New Year not only to you and your family, but for the entire community we call the Town of Granby.