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Each year after the budget is approved, department heads prepare work plans for the initiatives they plan to complete with the approved funds. Departmental work plans focus on initiatives over and above daily operations with the overarching goal to “move the town forward”.
According to the National Fire Protection Association, smoke alarms reduce the risk of dying in a home fire by more than half (54 percent). Meanwhile, roughly three out of five fire deaths happen in homes with either no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.
The focus of the Social Services Department is to coordinate existing federal, state, regional and local services, to increase community awareness of these services and to develop new programs to meet the needs of Granby residents.
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.
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.
We currently need: Jar spaghetti sauce, Chef Boyardee spaghetti and meatballs/meat raviolis, Salad dressings, Knorr and/or pasta sides, Brownie and cookie mixes, Asstd cereals regu-lar/sweet, Progresso soups, Dishwashing soap/laundry detergent
The onset of summer brings a diminished pace of outwardly visible activity for Town Hall and the school system’s Central Office. It also heightens the work for the fiscal staff, as they look to close the books on FY25 and open them for FY26 that began on July 1. In particular, it is a snapshot of Granby’s finances on June 30, the close of the fiscal year.
Early voting is held at Granby Town Hall, Monday, Oct. 20 through Sunday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. There are extended hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28 and Thursday, Oct. 30.
