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Town officials this month approved the sale of composted leaf mulch to a local business for a total of $15,300. The Board of Selectmen during its most recent meeting voted unanimously in favor of selling the material to New Canaan-based Peter Lanni Inc., the only company that put in a bid to acquire the mulch. […]

Town officials on Tuesday approved an approximately $46,000 contract with a Stratford-based company to replace parts of a sidewalk on Maple Street across from New Canaan Library. The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously in favor of the $45,908 contract with Dalling Construction.  Some of the sidewalks on Maple Street between Main Street and South Avenue […]

Officials say they’re looking to install new pedestrian signals at crosswalks in New Canaan that will include a “countdown” timer for those seeking to cross the street as well as an audible signal for the hearing impaired. There’s little consistency in how the crosswalk signals in town function, according to New Canaan Police Department Community […]

Town officials on Tuesday approved a $13,300 contract with a local firm to do survey work at Irwin Park for a proposed wetland boardwalk. The Board of Selectmen voted 3-0 in favor of the contract with RKW Land Surveying during its regular meeting, held at Town Hall and via videoconference.  The planned board was approved […]

The town is in the process of selecting a contractor to repair a World War I monument at the foot of God’s Acre that was damaged last month during a police pursuit.  Officials are seeking companies that have experience with larger monuments “because I think that’s a dying art,” Public Works Director Tiger Manns said […]

The town’s highest elected official said Tuesday night that the water company’s plans to run a 36-inch main through New Canaan will start this year. The pipe is “designed to take water from the Bridgeport system all the way to Stamford and Greenwich, and we, New Canaan, get no benefit,” according to First Selectman Kevin […]

Municipal officials say they’re trying to get the front steps of Town Hall fixed this year, though bids back to help with the work came in over budget. Largely roped off since last year, the steps themselves have been shifting due to a problem with their foundation that’s also creating a drainage issue affecting a […]

State officials are deciding whether to allow the town to keep a new sign affixed to the train station building on Elm Street, officials say. Town officials purchased the new sign for about $4,000 after the old one (pictured at right) fell into “really bad shape,” according to Public Works Director Tiger Mann. It went […]

Town officials on Tuesday approved a contract with a New Canaan-based company for various repairs to sidewalks in the downtown. Historically, the town has spent $10,000 to $20,000 for the miscellaneous repairs where the sidewalk is dipping or falling below the curb line, Public Works Director Tiger Mann told the Board of Selectmen at its […]

After at least three incidents in the past two years where cars have crossed into the oncoming traffic lane and slid onto private property, the Board of Selectmen at its most recent meeting approved funds for a new guiderail installation on Heritage Hill Road. Motorists traveling north on Heritage Hill navigate a sharp curve to […]