New Canaan Selectmen Approve $150,000 Grant for Schoolhouse Apartments Repairs
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of July 7, 2026
New Canaan Selectmen direct $150,000 in ARPA interest funds to save a troubled senior housing complex. Schoolhouse Apartments Inc. president Steve Hoover told the board the 40-unit affordable complex endured three years of "third-party property turmoil," including 11 months with no on-site manager and a $100,000 operating loss in 2025. Treasurer Bob Spangler and vice president Roger Williams joined Hoover in describing a turnaround that raised nearly $200,000 in private donations in 45 days.
Selectman Amy called it "beyond impressed," saying "these are never empty. People need these places." The board also approved $209,488 for Lapham Community Center masonry repairs, $80,242.15 for a new dump truck, and $57,301.14 for a special response team van, and heard that Eversource reported over 900 New Canaan customers still without power after a storm that peaked at 5,700 outages.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of July 7, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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