New Canaan Panel Assigns Members to Study Pond Testing
Conservation · Meeting of July 9, 2026
New Canaan Conservation Commission assigns two members to study reviving lapsed Mead Park pond testing. Resident Christina Faggerstall, of 289 Weed Street, told the panel a heat-wave algae bloom went unaddressed after a Harbor Watch testing program, which sampled seven pond locations and cost about $3,800 a year, was cut from the budget as supposedly "redundant" with other town monitoring. DPW's Tiger said the pond gets no fertilizer runoff and has never had a major fish die-off, but backed resuming tests; commission members Tom and Susan will report back within 60 days on whether to seek roughly $4,000 in town funding.
Separately, Tiger detailed new three-year hauling contracts that cut the municipal solid waste rate to $110 a ton in year one, down from $111, while recycling and debris haul fees rise $5. Grant writer Greg Riley said the town is pursuing a $150,000 CT DEEP grant for invasive-species removal at Waveny Park.
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Source: the Conservation meeting of July 9, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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