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Granby board votes to seek $1.4 million state grant to add sidewalks on East and West Granby Roads
Summary
The Granby Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to direct town staff to apply for a $1.4 million CRCOG LOTCIP grant to build two sidewalk segments—one on East Granby Road and one on West Granby Road—aimed at filling gaps near Granby Center and improving pedestrian access to schools.
The Town of Granby Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 on Feb. 17 to direct town administration to apply for a $1,400,000 Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program (LOTCIP) grant to construct two sidewalk segments on East and West Granby Roads.
The grant application, as described in the meeting packet, would fund a north-side sidewalk on East Granby Road from roughly 4 East Granby Road eastward to 26 East Granby Road at a DOT-installed crosswalk, and a south-side sidewalk on West Granby Road stretching from the Salmon Brook Park auxiliary parking lot at 53 West Granby Road east to the Town Hall complex. The Board’s motion instructs town staff to complete and submit the application and execute any required paperwork if the project is selected.
Selectman Mark Neumann moved the application direction; Vice-Chairman Margaret Chapple seconded. The Board’s unanimous 5-0 vote authorized town administration to pursue the LOTCIP application and any associated administrative materials.
Town staff noted that LOTCIP provides state transportation funds to urbanized-area municipalities and that $7 million was reserved in this solicitation for standalone sidewalk projects, with a per-project funding limit of $1.5 million. If awarded, the Town would be responsible for engineering design costs and construction inspection costs, which town officials said are not covered by the LOTCIP award.
Residents commented during the public-session portion of the meeting. Robert Flanigan said he had several questions about the proposed sidewalk projects, and Toni Flanigan spoke specifically about the West Granby Road proposal. The meeting record does not include detailed answers to those questions; the Board’s approval was limited to submitting the grant application.
The application aims to fill missing sidewalk gaps around Granby Center and to provide a walking route enabling students and families to reach the Granby Public Schools complex from the Salmon Brook Park parking area. The Board packet notes the project’s anticipated benefit to pedestrian connectivity and school access but also makes clear the Town would bear some project costs if the grant is awarded.
The Board did not take a separate vote on project design or construction funding at this meeting. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 2, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Hall Meeting Room.
