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Concerned Taxpayers
of East Granby, Inc. (CTEG)
The Concerned Taxpayers of East Granby, Inc. (CTEG) is a nonpartisan organization that provides a forum for East Granby taxpayers to discuss issues affecting them. The major focus of the group is a balance of quality and affordability of services. We promote open government and involvement of taxpayers (residents, business owners and non-resident property owners) in the decision-making process.
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Upcoming Dates
We've included a calendar of all CTEG meetings for the year on our Meeting Calendar page - click here.
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Items of Interest to East Granby Taxpayers
One of CTEG's missions is to keep taxpayers well informed about how their tax dollars are being spent. We have posted below several documents which may be of interest to taxpayers. CTEG will continue to add updated information and additional items as received.
If have have any suggestions about other information that you, as a taxpayer, would like to see, please contact us at info@egtaxpayers.org or call 860-658-0268.
Note: Some of these documents are fairly large and may take a while to download. The teacher's contract requires a pdf download is not viewable directly from the site.
General Government
Town Audit for FY 2010-11 - click here
Town Audit for FY 2009-10 - click here
Contract - Public Works Department 2007-10 - click here
Contract - Police 2006-10 - click here
Contract - Town Hall Employees 2007-10 - click here
General Government Salaries 2008 (does not include benefits) - click here
Board of Education
Summary & Detail Report - BOE Budget 2011-12 & 2010-11 Comparison - click here
Contract - Certified Employees (Teachers) 2010-13 - click here
Contract - Administrators 2008-11 - click here
New Contract - Administrators 2011-13 - click here
Contract - Non-Certified Employees 2009-12 - click here
Board of Education Salaries 2009 (does not include benefits) - click here
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FCTO Releases Lists of State Expenditures for Fiscal Years 2005-06 through 2009-10
FCTO (The Federation of Connecticut Taxpayer Organizations) has recently released lists of state expenditures for the past five fiscal years which totals approximately $76.9 Billion. The information was compiled by the organization's Secretary/Treasurer, Robert Young, with the assistance and cooperation of Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and the State Comptroller.
List 1 includes companies, individuals and/or departments which have received payments from the State of Connecticut which total between $10,000 and $22.50 billion - see link here (large file, please be patient...)
List 2 includes companies, individuals and/or departments which have received payments from the State of Connecticut which total between $1,000 and $9,999 - see link here (large file, please be patient...)
The lists do not include 28,170 payments made by the state totalling between $1 and $999.
For more information or if you have questions on these spreadsheets, see the FCTO website.
For another very comprehensive, sortable and easy to use look at state expenditures, see the Yankee Institute's CT Sunlight Project website, www.ctsunlight.org.
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CBIA: Make Government Smaller and More Effective
CBIA (Connecticut Business and Industry Association) has a wealth of information on its website concerning state government, as well as ideas about ways to make it smaller and more effective. Connecticut is one of the least business-friendly states in the country. The state's economic well-being is dependent on keeping and attracting more jobs. To access the site, click here.
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Yankee Institute's Investigatory News Website
Raising Hale is a new website sponsored by the Yankee Institute for Public Policy.
Find out how the state is balancing its budget on the backs of college kids, how much a high school diploma costs, and learn about the tangle of links between the state's SustiNet Board and the foundation set up to advocate for it.
The Yankee Institute's investigative reporter, Zach Janowski, publishes news and information that
hasn't been covered in other news outlets on a wide range of topics related to
Connecticut, its state government, and the political issues that are at its
core.
And don't forget Yankee Institute's government transparency website, www.ctsunlight.org, which provides information on a vast array of state expenditures, accessible here.
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To accessRaising Haleclick here
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CTEG Brochure Available
If you'd like a copy of the CTEG brochure, email us at info@EGTaxpayers.org.
Or, a downloadable printable copy may be
accessed here.
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CTEG is a proud member of the
Federation of Connecticut
Taxpayer Organizations
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For more information about CTEG, or if you'd like to join,
please email us at info@EGTaxpayers.org, or call:
Ed Zawistowski at (860) 658-0268;
Vi Beaudreau at (860) 305-0875;
Yvon Lemieux at (860) 372-8111; or
Bill O'Neill at (860) 463-5822
There are no annual dues, but contributions are extremely welcome.
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