Selectmen approve two dozen contracts, extend sludge disposal deal
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of September 15, 2026
New Canaan selectmen extend a $121,085 sludge disposal contract amid a regional capacity crisis, while blasting a state road contractor's conduct. The Board of Selectmen approved the interim Cinegro contract after a competitive bid drew zero responses; account representative Pat said Northeast disposal costs have jumped from roughly $600 to over $1,000 a dry ton amid PFAS-driven facility closures. The board also approved $165,546.78 for three police Tahoes, $71,144 to outfit them, and $78,280.45 for storm-damage trail repairs after the July 21 storm.
Separately, officials suspended Saturday paving work on South Avenue after a contractor for Aquarion Water Company began work nearly two hours before its approved 8 a.m. start. "It has been the most horrendous few years that we've seen ever," one selectman said, calling the project's handling "outrageous." Public Works Director Tiger said the contractor remains a month and a half behind schedule on Route 106.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of September 15, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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