5 Things In The Granbys: Voting, Bonds And Park Rules

GRANBY/EAST GRANBY, CT — Voters head to the polls Tuesday, while Granby officials review finances and prepare for a separate capital projects referendum in December.

Here are five things to know for the week of Nov. 2–8:

1. Polls Open Tuesday In Both Towns

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, with polls open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. East Granby’s voting location is the Mary Ellen Brown Senior/Community Center, 20 Center St., according to the registrars’ election information. Granby voters can check the town’s registrars page and the state’s polling-place lookup before heading out.

2. Granby Selectmen Review Audit And Hiring Recommendation

Granby’s Board of Selectmen meets at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in the Senior Center Community Room, with a Zoom option. The agenda includes the fiscal 2026 audit, a bond issuance presentation and a recommendation to hire Frederick Johnson as public works director. A hiring recommendation is scheduled for consideration; it is not an announced appointment.

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3. Five Capital Projects Head Toward A December Vote

Granby is preparing for a Dec. 8 referendum on five capital projects involving high school athletic fields, middle school work, the library, sewer pumps, and pickleball courts and a bathroom at Salmon Brook Park. The vote is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Town Hall. The town’s capital projects announcement explains the review process leading up to the vote.

4. Park Board Takes Up E-Bikes And Fines

Granby’s Park and Recreation Board meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the Salmon Brook Park Park House. Its agenda includes the e-bike rule, fines, recreation fund policy and election of a new chairman. The meeting location is the park house, rather than Town Hall.

5. East Granby Holds Limited Registration Session

A limited voter registration session runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2. It covers people who became eligible through age, citizenship or residence since Oct. 16, as well as certain military members and recently discharged service members, according to the registrars’ notice. Questions can be directed to 860-653-0097 or registrars@egtownhall.com.

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