The town is being asked to replace the roof at East Meadow Elementary School,, which leaks and will otherwise have to be repaired periodically.
GRANBY – Town Meeting, part 2, will begin at 7 p.m. on Monday at Granby Junior-Senior High School.
There were so many articles on the Granby warrant this spring that an extra date had to be scheduled to vote on articles 17-44. Six additional articles will also be voted on.
The additional articles will include a couple of hot topics, namely the deteriorating municipal buildings and the abuse of landfill privileges.
Voters will be asked to approve $30,000 to hire a consultant for a “needs assessment” of such public buildings as the historic Town Hall, whose future is in such peril that a grass-roots group of advocates has rallied to save it.
“This will help us decide if the building is worth saving,” said Town Administrator Chris Martin. “A lot of people wanted to see a plan of action being developed.”
The town has also been discussing whether to hire a part-time monitor to ensure that out-of-towners do not dump their trash at the expense of Granby residents. Some had objected earlier that the $17-an-hour proposed pay was too steep. This time the request is for a “grade 3” position that pays $13.49 an hour.
No one will be surprised that snow and ice removal ran over-budget this winter. Voters will be asked to approve the $19,104.27 needed to cover it.
Voters will also decide whether East Meadow School will get a new roof. The town is being asked to spend $500,000 to replace the current roof, which leaks and will otherwise have to be repaired periodically.
There’s also a request for $10,000 to replace the boiler room floor drains at the West Street School, which the state Department of Environmental Protection has identified as a problem.
Funding is also requested for an elevator for the Senior Center, to make the second floor handicapped-accessible. Purchase and installation is estimated at $50,000
The Fire and Police Departments have several safety-related requests, including $7,000 for a back-up repeater for the police. “We currently have a unit on Route 202 by Mark’s Garage,” said Martin, “but if that were hit by lightning or otherwise disabled, this way we would have a back-up.”
The funding of the town’s share to support Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School District is one of those standard articles that comes up every year. What’s notable this year: The amount is slightly down from last year, to $227,626.
Granby voters will also decide whether they want to set aside $5,000 to pay for a sound system for Town Meeting, so people at back of the high school gym, where Town Meeting is held, can hear as well as people who are in the front.