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During its February 3 meeting, the Granby Board of Selectmen approved the selection of 7 Summits/New Samaritan Realty as the developer for the Kearns School property. This decision came after much deliberation after the presentations given at the January 13 meeting.
Highlights from the meetings held on February 5th and January 15th, 2025
A new feature called PropertyCheck, in partnership with Cott Systems Inc., has been implemented to help protect residents from potential property and mortgage fraud.
State Project No. 0055-0148 Replacement of Bridge No. 06680 Carrying Route 219 over Unnamed Brook Town of Granby
Thursday, March 20, 2025, 6:00 pm.
On Jan. 24 the Connecticut Siting Council approved a 4.99-megawatt battery energy storage system (BESS) facility at 100 Salmon Brook Street. The proposed facility presents significant public safety and environmental risks.
On March 9, we return to daylight savings time, and we will be setting our clocks ahead by one hour. During this time of year, it is a good reminder that we all should be replacing the batteries in our smoke alarms. Change Your Clock / Change Your Batteries. It is also a good time to check the age of your smoke alarms. The life expectancy of smoke alarms is 10 years. If you are unsure as to the age of your smoke alarms, it would be a good idea to replace the unit.
The consultant firm Buckhurst Fish and Jacquemart (BFJ) reported at the January 29 Granby Center Advisory Committee meeting that it had met with some Granby Center property owners earlier in January. Traffic, parking issues, and zoning were discussed.
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.
Granby may not be as affected by drug use and addiction as some other towns, but there is no denying that it exists here, in both youth and adult populations. It impacts not just the individuals but also families and the community. The Community Law Enforcement Addiction Recovery Program, CLEAR, has been created to address this problem.
Every year the registrar’s office is required to identify those voters on the official voter registry who have moved out of town through a process of selective canvassing of voters. You can aid in this process by informing the registrars if you or your grown children have moved.