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About Town

Protecting the town and its assets: That’s called risk management

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When our police department responds to a call, when our public works department plows snow, when our teachers educate students and when the town building inspector inspects buildings to ensure they comply with the building code, the Town of Granby is exposed to liability.

Town/Govt

Town Hall Happenings

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This summer, the Granby Public Works Department was busy around town. Road reconstruction is being completed on Wells, Vining Hill and Moosehorn roads. Drainage repairs, a new base layer and topcoat are also included in these projects.

Town/Govt

Public Works — September 2024

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Trash holiday:  Monday, Sept. 2, Labor Day, is a holiday for Paine’s Inc. All trash/recycling pickups will be delayed by one day the week after the holiday.

Town/Govt

Town of Granby Meeting Calendar

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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.

Opinion

Granby educators ready for another school year

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As the summer days wind down hundreds of education professionals are gearing up for another year of tremendous work with the students and families of Granby. Education today is so much more challenging than it was when many of us were students.

Great Outdoors

Horse Council receives Greenways Award

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In early summer the Granby Horse Council (GHC) received a Greenways Award from the Connecticut Greenways Council for promoting the values of the greenways and their stewardship.

Town/Govt

Revaluation Notices to be mailed mid-November

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State Law requires all municipalities to conduct a revaluation of all properties every five years so that all properties can reflect their current market value. Granby’s last Revaluation was completed in 2017. The Assessor’s Office has been engaged in the process to complete the 2022 Revaluation over the last 18 months.

People

The future is here!

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The Granby Grunts Robotics Team showed off the versatility of #3146 at the September Men’s Breakfast meeting.

Letter to the Editor

A Community for the Thinkers

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When did we start believing that the two major political parties—vehicles designed to hoard power—get to dictate our values? Weren’t values supposed to be determined by our local communities, through culture, civics and spiritual life?

People

Time to change batteries; supplies available

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Granby Fire Marshall Brian Long successfully applied to the Change Your Clock, Change Your Batteries program for a grant from the Energizer Corporation. Last year, the town received a small number of batteries from the Connecticut Fire Academy, but Long knew more could be done.