Selectmen approve $440,000 firefighter breathing apparatus purchase
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of February 25, 2026
New Canaan selectmen approve $440,000 for new firefighter breathing gear amid a snowstorm-driven salt scare. The Board of Selectmen unanimously backed a $440,000 purchase order with MEES Fire Equipment for 38 self-contained breathing apparatus units, replacing gear up to 19 years old, plus a $95,000 repair increase for a fire tanker and engine damaged in a June incident. The board also approved shifting the town's Mead Park and pool food concession from Apple Cart Food Company to Apple Cart Pelicano LLC, with operator Immad Aziz saying he has "100 percent faith" in his new partners.
Separately, highway officials warned the town nearly ran out of road salt this week after supplier Morton Salt stopped returning calls, forcing an emergency 200-ton buy from backup vendor Chem Labs at $117 a ton. Three employees, Rose Arduini, Tim Blakeman and Judith Sigund, were promoted or hired, and Mark Stunts was appointed to the Health and Human Services Commission.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of February 25, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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