Selectmen approve $2.18 million waste contract, honor lifeguards
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of June 23, 2026
New Canaan selectmen honor two lifeguards, ink $2.18 million waste deal, table school reimbursement over enrollment doubts. First Selectman Deana Carlson read a proclamation honoring lifeguards Katie Quill and Michael Durso after a car breached a fence and crashed into Steve Benko Pool on June 16, saying "we are really blessed here that no one was hurt." The board approved a three-year All American Waste hauling contract worth $2.18 million and more than $1.5 million combined in FY27 fire, highway and public works purchase orders, but pushed back twice on undocumented requests, with Carlson telling police officials "this memo is not sufficient for us to approve any of this." A roughly $270,000 request to reimburse New Canaan Country School and St. Luke's for state-mandated health and transportation costs was tabled after board member Jen questioned enrollment data suggesting 534 New Canaan students attend St.
Luke's, prompting a request for a five-year audit.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of June 23, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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