GRANBY, CT — Granby's Board of Finance gets a briefing on borrowing ahead of a December bond vote, early voting wraps up in both towns, and East Granby's senior center sets sign-up deadlines for November programs.
Here are five things to know about life around Granby and East Granby this week:
1. Granby Finance Board Gets Briefing On Bonds, Audit
When: Monday, Oct. 26, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Senior Center, 15 N. Granby Road, Granby
What to know: Granby's Board of Finance will hear a debt, credit and future bonding overview from Matt Spoerndle of Phoenix Advisors and an audit presentation from David Flint of CliftonLarsonAllen at a special meeting, according to its agenda. Members will also receive a historical analysis of the Parks and Recreation special revenue fund, FY28 budget instructions and the town's purchasing and capital asset disposal policies. The town plans a Dec. 8 referendum on bonding for five projects: high school athletic fields, middle school repairs and design, a Granby Public Library renovation, sewer pump maintenance, and pickleball courts and a bathroom at Salmon Brook Park, according to a town notice. The meeting is also on Zoom.
More information here.
2. Early Voting's Final Week In Both Towns
When: Monday, Oct. 26, through Sunday, Nov. 1 (final week); Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3
Where: Granby: Town Hall, 15 N. Granby Road, Granby; East Granby: Mary Ellen Brown Senior & Community Center, 20 Center St., East Granby
What to know: Early voting for the Nov. 3 election runs daily through Nov. 1, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with extended hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, and Thursday, Oct. 29, according to Granby's town notice. The East Granby location is from the Secretary of the State's list of early voting sites.
More information here.
3. East Granby Selectmen Meet
When: Wednesday, Oct. 28, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Town Hall, 9 Center St., East Granby
What to know: The East Granby Board of Selectmen meets Wednesday, according to the town calendar.
More information here.
4. East Granby Senior Center Sign-Up Deadlines
When: Appointments due Thursday, Oct. 29; reservations due Friday, Oct. 30
Where: Senior Center, 20 Center St., East Granby
What to know: Appointments for free knife and garden tool sharpening, offered Friday, Nov. 6, by We Can Fix It LLC, must be made by Oct. 29, and seats in the Nov. 10 AARP Driver Safety Course at Town Hall ($20 for members, $25 for nonmembers; completion may lower car insurance costs) must be reserved by Oct. 30 at 860-413-3334, according to the senior newsletter.
More information here.
5. Last Chance Voter Registration Session Nov. 2
When: Monday, Nov. 2, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: East Granby Registrars of Voters, Town Hall, 9 Center St., East Granby
What to know: A limited in-person registration session is open to people whose age, citizenship or residence qualifications were met on or after Oct. 16, according to East Granby's registrars. Same-day registration is also available during early voting and on Election Day.
More information here.
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