Granby Candidate Profile: Ron Desrosiers

Ron Desrosiers, his wife Joanne, and their two sons Jaime and Kris, have been active in town since moving to Granby. 

Desrosiers has been a selectman since 1992. In addition to the Board of Selectmen, Desrosiers is an active member of the Capital Program Priority Advisory Committee, Sewer and Water Commission, and chairman of the Community Service Award Committee.   

Prior to being elected as a selectman, Desrosiers served on the Granby Board of Education.

His background also includes serving on the Inland Wetlands and Water Course Commission, Parks & Recreation Board, Housing Coalition for the Capital Region, The Bradley Airport Noise Study Advisory Committee, as well as coaching Little League baseball and youth basketball.  

Desrosiers is a member of the Granby Pilgrim Covenant Church and has served on the Board of Directors for the Cromwell Children’s Home.

Desrosiers' wife, Joanne, recently retired from her position as a seventh-grade Language Arts teacher at Granby Memorial Middle School.  Joanne continues to be the lead vocalist with the Solid Oak Jazz Community Band.  Both sons are graduates of Granby Memorial High School.  Jaime is serving in the U.S. Army currently stationed in Iraq.  Kris is an attorney for Arnold and Porter in New York City.

Goals:
Serving as your selectman and being involved in the community, I have had the opportunity to listen to many of you share your heartfelt views on a variety of issues.  I take pride in my accessibility to the public and asking the tough questions before important decisions are made by the Board of Selectmen.
My list of goals for Granby’s future include:

• To preserve the character of our community which makes Granby a wonderful place to live and raise our children.
• To support commercial development that complements the character of our town.  
• To ensure each tax dollar requested is necessary and spent appropriately.
• To ensure our public safety services are properly equipped and trained to meet any situation.
• To purchase open space for passive/active recreation as a breakwater against large residential developments.  
• To explore ways with neighboring towns for partnering opportunities as a means of reducing duplicated services and program costs.