Planning and Zoning

Bob Lavitt

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Robert (“Bob”) Lavitt has resided in Granby for the past 24 years where he and his wife Cory have raised four wonderful kids.   He is a graduate of the College of the University of Chicago and Boston University School of Law.   Bob worked at Travelers for 15 years and now is in-house counsel with Amynta Surety Solutions in Glastonbury.   Bob first served as an Alternate Member of the Planning and Zoning Commission for one year filling in when other members were absent and, two years ago, was elected to serve as a full member. Bob was previously the Planning Board Attorney of West Orange, New Jersey and has extensive experience in Land Use.   Bob is committed to regulating the growth of Granby to ensure it remains a family friendly environment for years to come.

As a member of the Granby Planning and Zoning Commission my platform is simple: I will approach every single application fairly and on its own legal and factual merits without an agenda.  Having lived in Granby for 24 years and raised four children here I have an intimate knowledge of Granby and its people and culture, and I will seek to preserve the historic rural character of Granby within the limits of Connecticut law.

I have been a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission for two years. The Planning and Zoning Commission actively reviews the Town’s ordinances including those pertaining to high density developments and multi-family housing.   Further, Connecticut law and our current ordinances and procedures require architectural review of every new construction.  This has been so for many years.  Every Planning and Zoning meeting has a public session shortly after the Pledge of Allegiance where the public is invited to speak on matters of concern not on the agenda.  Then when projects are on the agenda the public is invited to speak on those projects as well.  The Town has been actively working to preserve farmland in cooperation with the Granby Land Trust. 

Two things that I will not do however are to break Connecticut law or make promises to the people of Granby which would rely on violation of Connecticut law. Like many members of the Granby community, I have been concerned about the usurping of our powers by the State Siting Council and I support our current lawsuit regarding the proposed battery storage plant on our watershed. 

With 38 years of legal experience and 24 years of living in Granby I feel that I am well suited to help shape Granby’s development in a manner that seeks to preserve the rural character of Granby but respects the law.