ANNUAL REPORT TOWN OF GRANBY MASSACHUSETTS FOR ...

TOWN CLERK
The following is a record of transactions made by the Town
Clerk's office for the calendar year ending December 31, 2011:
Vitals Records:
Births recorded: 37
Marriages recorded: 20
Deaths recorded: 39
Dog Licenses:
Single Dog Licenses: 1403
10 dogs or less-Kennel Hobby 15
10 dogs or more-Kennel Commercial 3
Citations issued 82
Fishing & Sporting Licenses:
Fishing Licenses: 124
Hunting Licenses: 17
Sporting Licenses: 83
Trapping Licenses: 0
Archery Stamps: 35
Waterfowl Stamps: 12
Primitive Firearms Stamps: 45
Total licenses & stamps sold: 316
Miscellaneous licenses.
New D/B/A Business certificates filed: 26
Renewals of D/B/A certificates filed: 32
Withdrawn from D/B/A Business filed: 5
Gasoline Registration Renewals 5
Raffle Permits issued 5
The monies paid to the Town Treasurer were as Follows:
Dog Licenses fees & fines: $12,250.35
Miscellaneous fees & fines: 4,702. 00
Total $16,952.35
The monies paid to the State were:
Fishing, Hunting, Sporting Licenses & Stamps: $ 5,186.00
Town Clerk duties:
Town Meetings & Elections:
Numerous reports are filed with the County regarding local
elections and town meetings. On the State level reports are
submitted on elections, voter registrations, vital statistics, and the
Division of Fisheries and Game.
*As of January 2012 the town clerk’s office will no longer be
issuing fishing & sporting licenses due to online processing. You
can find out more information at www.mass.gov/masswildlife.
After every town meeting an Appropriation Statement is given
to the Assessors, the Treasurer, and the Town Accountant
showing monies voted. There are notes certified by the Clerk’s
office for the Treasurer and when applicable zoning and general
by-law forms are filled out for any articles that need approval
from the Attorney General.
In 2011 there was only one election and five town meetings.
Orders of events were as follows:
May 9 th Annual Town Meeting
May 9 th Special Town Meeting
May 16 th Annual Town Election
June 13 th Cont’d Annual Town Meeting
June 13 th Special Town Meeting
Oct. 24 th Special Town Meeting
Recorded for year ending December 31, 2011 in the Central
66
Voter Registry:
Residents:
Residents 17 and under 1,242
Residents 18 and over 5,122
TOTAL RESIDENTS
(figure may vary due to inactive voters) 6,364
Registered Voters:
Democrats 1089
Green -Rainbow 5
Libertarian 16
American Independent 1
Republican 655
Inter. 3 rd Party 1
Unenrolled (A.K.A. Independent) 2608
TOTAL REGISTERED VOTERS
(includes 257 Inactive Voters) 4375
Other election information:
Political Parties: Democrat (D), Republican (R), Green-
Rainbow (J).
Political Designations: As of December 31, 2011, there were
twenty-three political designations in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
(A)- Conservative (B)- Natural Law Party (C)-New World
Council (E)-Reform (F)-Rainbow
(G)-Green Party USA (H)-We The People (K)-Constitution Party
(L)- Libertarian
(M)-Timesizing Not down (N) -New Alliance (O)- MA
Independent Party (P)-Prohibition
(Q)-American Independent (S)-Socialist (T)-Inter. 3 rd Party (U)
Unenrolled (V)-America First Party (W)-Veteran Party America
(X)-Pirate (Y)- World Citizens Party (Z)- Working Families
(AA)-Pizza Party (BB)- American Term Limits
“Political designations” are any designation expressed in not
more than three words, filed by fifty registered voters with the
secretary of state on a form provided by him or her, requesting
that such voters, and any others wishing to do so, may change
their registration to such designation (Ch 50:1). For a political
designation to become a political party they need to get at least
3% of the votes cast in a biennial state election. Voters
registered as a political designation can not vote in State or
Federal Primaries.
The most popular enrollment among voters in Granby is
“Unenrolled” (U) A.K.A. Independent or no party. Registered
as Unenrolled means you do not declared yourself in any
particular party or designation. Voters registered as Unenrolled
may vote in State or Federal Primaries without changing their
party affiliation.
Annual Census: A mailing is done each January required by the
State which provides proof of residence to protect voting rights,
veteran’s bonuses, housing for the elderly, and related benefits.
Answering this mailing helps maintain a status as true as possible
on our community’s population and the growth of our town. It’s
important that this is filed so we may get the proper grants and
funding that our town deserves.
PRECINCT INFORMATION: Effective December 31, 2011,
there will be two voting precincts the polling location will remain
at the East Meadow School in the cafeteria for both precincts.