The Granby Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD) Committee wants your input for Granby’s POCD update. The POCD Committee has scheduled its second public workshop for Thursday, March 12 at 7 p.m. in the Granby Senior Center. Please come and share your thoughts about Granby to help guide the growth and development for the next 10 years. In addition, residents can subscribe to receive the POCD Committee agendas and materials through the Town website.
What is the POCD? Every ten years, as required under Connecticut State Statute, municipalities must prepare and adopt a plan of conservation and development (POCD). A POCD document outlines policies, goals and standards for the physical and economic development of a municipality. It recommends the most desirable uses of land within a municipality for residential, recreational, commercial, industrial, conservation, agricultural and other uses.
Granby’s last POCD was adopted in September 2016, therefore an updated POCD must be adopted by September 2026. Last summer, the Granby Planning and Zoning Commission established a POCD Committee to lead Granby’s 2026 POCD update, and the committee has been reviewing the plan since last September. The POCD Committee is composed of three representatives from the planning and zoning commission; one representative each from the agricultural commission, board of selectmen, conservation commission, development commission; and four residents. Mark Lockwood and Christine Chinni from the planning and zoning commission are co-chairs of the committee.
If you have any questions about the 2026 POCD update or would like to provide comments, please email the POCD Committee pocd@granby-ct.gov. You may also contact Director of Community Development Abby Kenyon at 860-844-5318.