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Advisory committee recommends $19.45 million Granby capital bond; library plan must clear $1.5M private threshold
Summary
CPPAC recommended a $19.45 million capital bond package that would fund school athletic upgrades, GMMS repairs and a library renovation, subject to a moratorium on major projects until 2034, a $1.5 million private contribution for the library, and creation of project oversight committees.
CPPAC Chairman Kevin Hobson announced the Capital Program Priorities Advisory Committee is recommending a $19.45 million capital bond package to the Board of Selectmen that would fund school athletic upgrades, GMMS repairs and a renovation of the Granby Public Library.
The advisory committee’s recommendation, Hobson said, includes three conditions: the town should not consider other major capital projects until the next significant debt-service drop-off in fiscal year 2034; the library project must secure a minimum $1.5 million in private contributions before being advanced; and the Board of Selectmen should establish one or more Project Building Committees to provide oversight and fiscal accountability for approved projects.
CPPAC’s project-level estimates listed stadium field, track and field work (base estimate $6.3 million; with contingency $6.93 million), baseball/softball synthetic turf ($3.2 million; $3.52 million with contingency), GMMS repairs and design ($3 million; no contingency added) and Granby Public Library renovation ($6 million; no contingency added). CPPAC reported a base total of $18.5 million and a total with selected contingencies of $19.45 million.
Town Manager Mike Walsh told the board that bond counsel is compiling six bond referendum questions that will include the four projects recommended by CPPAC plus work on sewer pumps and improvements at Salmon Brook Park (pickleball courts and year-round bathrooms). Walsh said the Board of Selectmen will consider forming a Public Building and Capital Project Committee at its March 2 meeting to satisfy CPPAC’s oversight condition.
No formal vote on the bond package was recorded by the Board of Finance at the special meeting; the recommendation will proceed to the Board of Selectmen and, if advanced, would be placed before voters at referendum.
