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Capital committee recommends $19.45 million bond package

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Briefing

Jul 27, 2026

Board Approves OPEB Trust Funding

The Board of Finance approved a $455,539 FY27 appropriation from the General Fund balance to the OPEB Trust, using savings created by a $655,539 supplemental education grant. The board also approved $91,000 in year-end budget transfers, $182,000 toward the wage settlement account, and $177,000 to the Capital Equipment/Improvement Fund.

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Briefing

Jun 22, 2026

Board backs $690,000 capital fund appropriation

The Board of Finance voted 5-0 to authorize transferring $690,000 from the General Fund balance to the Capital Equipment/Improvement Fund, subject to Board of Selectmen approval on July 6. The amount is intended to reduce the need for future mill rate increases and is below the $690,845.75 charter limit.

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Briefing

May 19, 2026

Granby Sets 2026-27 Property Tax Rates

The Board of Finance approved mill rates of 34.47 for real estate and personal property and 32.46 for motor vehicles after voters approved the $59,416,813 fiscal year 2026-27 budget by a 1,425–1,026 vote.

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Briefing

May 11, 2026

Adjusted Budget Sent to Referendum

The Board of Finance voted 6-0 to approve a $59,416,813 adjusted FY2026-27 budget for the May 18 referendum. The plan includes $500,000 in further adjustments, including an additional $300,000 reduction to the Board of Education budget and $200,000 in supplemental education aid revenue; it would raise the mill rate from 34.21 to 34.47, a 0.76% increase.

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Briefing

May 5, 2026

Board Cuts Proposed Budget by $500,000

After the May 4 budget referendum failed, the Board of Finance voted 5-0 to reduce the proposed FY2026-27 budget by $500,000. The change includes a $300,000 reduction to the Board of Education budget and $200,000 in supplemental education aid revenue. A public hearing is scheduled for May 11, followed by a third referendum on May 18.

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Briefing

Apr 27, 2026

Adjusted Budget Advances to Referendum

The Board of Finance voted 5-1 to send an adjusted FY2026-27 budget to Granby voters on May 4. The proposal totals $59,716,813 in the General Fund, increases the total budget by 3.20%, and raises the mill rate from 34.21 to 34.87, a 1.93% increase.

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Briefing

Apr 21, 2026

Board Cuts Proposed Budget by $200,000

The Board of Finance voted 6-0 to reduce the proposed FY2026-27 budget by $200,000: $125,000 from the Board of Education budget, $25,000 from the municipal budget, and $50,000 from the general fund balance. A public hearing is scheduled for April 27, followed by a second budget referendum on May 4 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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Briefing

Apr 6, 2026

Board Advances $59.9 Million Budget

The Board of Finance voted 5-0-0 to forward Granby's proposed FY2026-27 budget to a referendum on April 20, 2026. The $59,866,813 General Fund budget would increase spending by 3.46% and raise the mill rate from 34.21 to 35.03, a 2.40% increase.

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Briefing

Mar 23, 2026

Budget Sent to Public Hearing

The Board of Finance voted 5-0-0 to advance the FY2026-27 budget to the April 6 public hearing, using a worksheet that reduced the Board of Education operating budget by $100,000 and General Fund small capital by $100,000. The projected mill rate is 35.03, up 2.40% from 34.21.

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Briefing

Feb 25, 2026

Capital committee recommends $19.45 million bond package

The Capital Program Priorities Advisory Committee recommended a $19.45 million capital bond package, including improvements to athletic facilities, Granby Memorial Middle School, and the Granby Public Library. The recommendation requires at least $1.5 million in private funding for the library work and calls for no additional major capital projects until the next significant debt-service reduction in fiscal year 2034.

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Briefing

Feb 9, 2026

Board sets budget growth guidelines

The Board of Finance voted 6-0 to recommend that the FY2027 municipal budget increase no more than 2.38% and the education budget increase no more than 3.80%. The 2025 Grand List increased 1.51%, or just under $21.3 million.

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Briefing

Jan 26, 2026

Board Approves Salmon Brook Street Sale

The Board of Finance voted 6-0-0 to approve the proposed $245,000 sale of 83 Salmon Brook Street and direct the town moderator to schedule a meeting for final approval. The board also approved transferring $56,848.74 from the School Security Project Fund and $193,000 from the Capital Projects Fund to the Capital Nonrecurring Expense Fund.

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