A Special East Granby Town Meeting was held on June 25th at the Senior and Community Center to consider and act upon capital projects as approved by the Boards of Finance, Education and Selectman along with closing completed capital project accounts. All items were approved by the Town Meeting which is the Town’s legislative body. Capital appropriation requests are not additional expenditures but rather they access funds that have already been approved in the annual budget by residents at referendum. Specific capital projects are put forward by the policy boards, the Town Meeting then acts upon the appropriation request.
The following items were approved by the Town Meeting:
1. $176,083 for Road Maintenance
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2. $175,000 to purchase and equip a plow truck.
3. $90,000 for school technology
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4. $78,285 for school security
5. $15,998 for the Municipal Inter-local Risk Management Agency (MIRMA) Assessment
6. $9732 for the Phase II Tech Ed redesign
7. $6721 to complete the Phase II Classroom conversion
8. $8,000 to complete the Phase I electrical system upgrade of the Tech Ed room,
9. $18,155 for carpet replacement at the Middle School
10. $21,025 for a multi-purpose tractor for the Middle/High School.
The Town Meeting also approved the closure of the completed Board of Selectmen Dump Truck Body, Pay loader and Generator capital projects along with the 2013/2014 School Technology account. All existing funds were returned to the Capital Non-Recurring Account. For more information contact the Selectmen’s office at 860-653-2576.
