Granby, East Granby Face Mixed Outlook for Restoration

Connecticut Light & Power continued to hold to its goal of 99 percent power restoration before midnignt Sunday as of 5:30 p.m. Saturday, as Granby clocked in at 63 percent without power and East Granby sat at 29 percent.

East Granby first selectman Jim Hayden said that he personally is not sure that CL&P will be able to adhere to that goal, citing a significant amount of tree damage throughout his town.

Hayden was unable to give any exact figures regarding the number of crews working to clear debris and restore power throughout East Granby beyond saying that crew staffs were large.  He said that there were between six and eight AT&T crews working to restore service to their customers, however.

No roads in East Granby were completely blocked as of Saturday, though debris continued to restrict traffic throughout the town.  Hayden said that roads were completely cleared by last Wednesday, Nov. 2.

Hayden said that U.S. Rep. John Larson visited the East Granby library shelter at 20 Center Street, where Hayden spoke to him regarding the possibility of FEMA assessing the damage done to the town.

While power has been restored to schools in both Granby and East Granby, school will still be suspended until after Monday in both towns.  Scheduled professional development days will delay classes until Wednesday in East Granby.

According to Granby school superintendant Alan Addley, schools will remain closed on Monday due to potential dangers posed to bus routes by hanging wires and loose tree limbs around town.  The decision as to whether or not to open schools for Tuesday will be made Sunday.

"I can't imagine not having school Tuesday", Addley said.

Hayden said that the East Granby transfer station will be open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. It will be accepting brush every day, and would be accepting refuse as well on Tuesday.

Plans for roadside debris pickup are still being discussed by the town.  The process should take between seven and 10 days, starting Saturday, and still must go to the town board for financing.

Corrections: The original version of this article stated that East Granby roads would be cleared as of next Wednesday, Nov. 9. The roads, according to First Selectman Jim Hayden, were cleared on Wednesday Nov. 2. In addition, it was originally stated that the East Granby transfer station would be accepting debris from the storm Monday through Friday, except Tuesday, when it would only accept refuse. The transfer station will accept debris every day, as stated, but would also accept refuse on Tuesday as well. The Granbys Patch regrets the errors.