The change would begin the process to remove about 140 Granby residents in the area of Rt. 116 who also pay taxes to South Hadley for fire protection, according to Granby selectman Mark L. Bail. He writes about the issue at Granby Select Board Blog, http://granbyselectboard.wordpress.com/
GRANBY – Voters are scheduled to decide whether to alter a long-standing arrangement with South Hadley involving fire protection services in Fire District 2 at a special town meeting on Monday.
The change would begin the process to remove about 140 Granby residents in the area of Route 116 who also pay taxes to South Hadley for fire protection, according to Granby Selectman Mark L. Bail. He writes about the issue at Granby Select Board blog.
Deliberation on the eight-article Town Meeting warrant begins at 7 p.m. at the Granby Junior-Senior High School located on East State Street.
Voters will decide whether Granby should begin the process to change the town’s treasurer from an elected position to appointed. The article does not specify which board or entity would make the appointment. Should Town Meeting say yes, the matter then goes before voters during the annual town election.
There are spending requests totaling $185,339, including $30,000 “for the purpose of hiring a consultant to conduct a Zoning/Land Use Analysis and develop a plan for the purposes of encouraging mixed use and economic development through the integration and implementation of Economic Development tools and principles,” the article states.
Route 202 and New Ludlow Road from South Hadley to South Street are the projected areas for study.
There is a $59,368 request “for the purpose of funding the Police Department Personal Services budget for FY2013.”