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With intense heat and long sunny days, June is the best time to solarize. Solarizing is a powerful way to make wholesale, non-chemical progress on tough invaders like mugwort and other not wanted plants.
What makes a town a thriving, desirable place in which to live besides low taxes and good schools?
A young hiker is enthralled with a young tree on the Holcomb Tree Trail. Approximately 50 people gathered for a walk on the trail on Earth Day.
At this time of year most people have filed their income taxes and may be reviewing their personal finances to plan for next year. Similarly, the town’s elected boards and my staff have just completed the FY22-23 budget process. The input and questions posed by residents attending the Board of Finance Public Hearing in April was appreciated.
Granby’s annual Memorial Day parade and program will be held on Monday, May 30. Parade Marshal Kenneth Rafoss announced that the honorary parade marshal in absentia this year is James O. Hall, U.S. Navy Seabees.
This double rainbow over the Pease Family Preserve is a reminder to pause and give thanks to Bill and Jane Ann Pease, charter members of the Granby Land Trust, who looked out on this view for 60 years before their passing in 2013.
Recently, a friend was reading the New York Times and saw an article on the No Mow May movement. She contacted me to see what I thought about “No Mow May.” Quite frankly, I responded, I didn’t know much about it, but promised to research it.
Karen Hazen recently retired after serving 15 years as the Granby Town Clerk. On April 18, she was presented with proclamations from the Board of Selectmen and the Connecticut General Assembly.
At the Lincoln Dinner held recently in Windsor Locks, B. Scott Kuhnly was honored as Granby’s Republican of the Year. Kuhnly was recognized for all his service to Granby over the past 29 years in elected, appointed and volunteer positions.
On March 30, First Selectman Mark Fiorentino hosted an interested group of Granby residents for a discussion of the strategic plan that he and the Town Manager have put in motion.
The Town of Granby is forming three building committees for the recently approved projects: town bridges, school projects and the solar project.
Summer welcomes many celebrations including birthdays, graduations, and Father’s Day, and Mylar balloons are common decorations used to liven up the party, but the festive decorations are dangerous around power lines. In recognition of National Safety Month, Eversource is reminding customers that Mylar balloons can cause power outages and even pose a significant safety risk.
On Tuesday May 28 at 7 p.m., a Town Meeting will be held to present and discuss three capital appropriation requests, which will then be forwarded to a referendum scheduled for a week later, as prescribed within the Town Charter.
The Bonding Referendum has been scheduled for June 4 from noon to 8 p.m. and will be held at the Town Hall Meeting Room.
Granby’s Superintendent of Schools Dr. Alan Addley has been appointed the new superintendent for the Darien Public Schools, and will begin there over the summer.
On May 4, the community celebrated the forty-eighth Granby Road Race 5K and 10K. This race has a unique course that involves road and trail to make beautiful running scenery for over 290 registered runners.
Granby has partnered with Simsbury, Avon, Canton, and Farmington for several years to collect household hazardous waste from residents. At this time, it will require funding for the balance of the June 8 collection as well as for the three collections to be held in the 2020 fiscal year.
Dr. Alan Addley has announced his departure after 21 years of service to the Granby Education system—11 as superintendent—and will be taking a superintendent position with the Darien Public School system.
Application seeking an amendment to Zoning Regulations Sections 3.12.1 that would allow mixed use buildings by Special Permit in the Commercial Center Zone.
I’m writing to voice my family’s support for the upcoming June 4 referendum regarding the bridge repairs and school projects. The bridge repairs are obviously crucial for access to adjoining roads in town, and their infrastructure must be repaired and maintained immediately.
As you may know, after 11 years as the Superintendent of Schools, and 21 years in the district, I will be leaving Granby this summer to assume a new professional opportunity serving as the Superintendent for Darien Public Schools.
Board of Selectmen, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall, Mondays, June 3, June 17
After 21 years of service, including 11 as the Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Alan Addley has informed the board he will be leaving Granby to serve as the Superintendent of Darien Public Schools.
I know there are many people who are excited to watch the Kearns Community Center bloom into a magnet for resources and opportunities for all ages and cultures. I am one of them.
In many school communities throughout the United States of America, paper towel consumption and wastage is very high. Despite the clear detrimental effects caused by the consumption of paper towels, schools still need to heavily reduce their use of paper towels and other single-use resources.
THANK YOU! Once again Granby residents have supported the Granby Community Fund, which in turn supports your neighbors.
I want to thank people throughout the Granby community who have reached out to me and others, and attended public hearings, to share questions about the three projects being presented for voter approval on June 4.
Granby has a severe case of apathy. I say this because voter turnout for the FY19-20 budget referendum was 1,052 out of a potential 7,700 registered voters; 529 voted “yes” and 523 voted “no” with the budget only passing by six votes.
Congratulations to Wells Road for raising over $12,000 for Kids Heart Challenge formerly known as Jump Rope for Heart.