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Granby Finance Committee Unanimously Backs $9.17 Million School Budget for Town Meeting

GRANBY — May 7, 2026 — Granby Finance Committee approves school budget and flags nine-year-old state dam order. The committee voted unanimously at its May 7 meeting to recommend a school operating budget of $9,175,457 and a transportation budget of $1,384,176 to Annual Town Meeting, along

Granby Finance Committee Finds $340,000 Gap in School Department Budget

GRANBY — May 5, 2026 — Granby Finance Committee finds $340,000 omitted from school department's level-service budget. The committee spent most of its May 5 meeting piecing together why the school department's original level-service budget and its later public-meeting budget differed by roughly $340,

Granby Board of Health Approves Three Septic Permits, Holds Three for Corrections

GRANBY — May 5, 2026 — Granby Board of Health approved three septic permits, withheld three others for errors, and took a conditional step to unblock a stalled Batchelor Street building permit at its May 5 meeting. The board unanimously approved replacement and new-construction systems for 50 Taylor Street and 288

Granby Finance Committee Warns Town Is Nearing Fiscal Breaking Point

GRANBY — April 29, 2026 — Granby Finance Committee flags fiscal crisis, depleted reserves, and Forge Pond Dam costs in annual overview. The committee met April 29 to finalize its budget overview report for Town Meeting, reconciling school spending figures that trace a corrected total state aid increase of 1.9 percent

Granby School Committee Approves $10.6 Million Town Budget for FY27

GRANBY — April 28, 2026 — Granby School Committee unanimously approved a $10,559,633 FY27 school operating budget Tuesday after town leadership helped close a funding gap. The total operating budget, including funds beyond the town allocation, was set at $12,638,956 — a 1.29 percent increase over FY25, described

Granby Finance Committee Warns Town Must Choose Between Tax Hikes and Service Cuts

GRANBY — April 21, 2026 — Granby Finance Committee prepares its bluntest fiscal warning yet for May town meeting. Meeting in budget-preparation session on April 21, the committee told two invited guests that the town faces a structural deficit driven by a combined 50 percent increase in health insurance premiums over

Granby Planning Board Approves East State Street Lot Merger, Pushes Back on Auto-Business Stamp Delay

GRANBY — April 13, 2026 — Granby's Planning Board affirmed a prior approval for an auto dealer's 20-car display lot and began a structured review of zoning bylaw contradictions at its April 13 meeting. The board voted unanimously to endorse an approval-not-required lot combination on

Granby Schools Face $390,000 FY27 Budget Gap After Special Ed Costs Surge

GRANBY — April 7, 2026 — Granby schools carried a $390,000 FY27 budget deficit into a planned joint session with town officials after a last-minute special education placement reversal reshuffled the numbers in a single week. The Granby School Committee, meeting April 7 in a sequence of three sessions, heard

Granby Board of Health Flags Septic Design Gap, Defers Restaurant Fryer Permit

GRANBY — April 7, 2026 — Granby Board of Health defers restaurant fryer permit, opens septic design accountability review. At the April 7 meeting, the three-member board conditionally approved a full queue of food-service licenses and a septic repair permit for 72 Chicopee Street — a 1,500-gallon two-compartment

Granby Schools Project $847,000 Budget Shortfall Ahead of FY27 Town Meeting

GRANBY — March 31, 2026 — Granby schools project an $847,772 deficit for fiscal year 2027 against a $12 million operating budget. Superintendent of Schools Mary Jane Rickson and the district's Director of Finance and Operations presented the preliminary figures to the Finance Committee at a public hearing Tuesday,

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