Granby Drummer (https://granbydrummer.com/category/town/page/18/)
Granby is a town that practices “direct democracy.” What does that mean? It means you, the voters, through the ballot box, choose your elected officials every other November, you approve the town’s annual budget in April and, periodically, you are asked to go to the polls to approve spending and funding for large infrastructure (capital) improvements.
At the Sept. 2 Board of Selectmen meeting, First Selectman Mark Fiorentino congratulated Jessica Diglio-Tsaptsinos on her appointment to the board of education.
Granby Parks and Recreation is busy with myriad sports activities including youth fly fishing or mountain biking. Adults can also enjoy a mountain biking class, yoga or drop-in basketball.
Board of finance members often hear, “why does the mill rate seem to always go up while in most years rates don’t change for federal and state income taxes? From the revenue perspective, this reflects that the income base to which state and federal tax rates apply generally increases annually as income levels and taxable population steadily rise.
This issue of the Drummer does not have Highlights of the various Granby board and commission meetings.
For those interested in reading the full minutes, please visit the Granby town website, granby-ct.gov, and click on the green Agendas and Minutes button.
Transfer Station hours: The transfer station will be open Wednesday mornings (8 a.m. to noon) through Dec. 31.
Check Town of Granby website or call Town Manager’s office to verify date, time, location, and get information on how to participate on Zoom, if needed.
Early Voting will be held at Granby Town Hall from Monday, Oct. 20 through Sunday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
We currently need: Jarred spaghetti sauce, Canned meat ravioli, Canned chicken/chili, Knorr rice/pasta sides, Brownie/cake/cookie mixes, Applesauce/pineapple, Progresso soups, Bar soap/dishwashing soap, Tea/coffee
Any person who wishes to provide materials to a board or commission for display on the video monitors at a town meeting (where such monitors are being used to video conference the meetings) must email the materials no later than 10 a.m. on the day of the meeting. All materials must be contained in a single attachment to the email.