Selectmen Set First-Ever Snowplow Contractor Rate Schedule
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of January 6, 2026
New Canaan selectmen set first-ever snowplow contractor rates, approve Wave Park contracts. The Board of Selectmen unanimously adopted an hourly rate schedule for outside storm contractors for the first time, settling on $155 to $210 an hour depending on equipment after trimming several proposed increases. Members also approved $19,337 for Wave Park playground fencing from Ganon Rustic Fence, $14,000 for grading work from Pat Corsetti Inc., and $14,178.59 to reconnect the police department's elevator.
Groundsman Robert Collins was cleared from probationary status, and part-time records clerk Lorraine Rodriguez received $3,175 to attend a law enforcement accreditation conference in Tucson, Arizona. A selectman said Motorola's proposed 31 percent radio-contract price hike was "crazy," pushing officials to study a switch to Connecticut's state network. Tom Brunner, Tom Collingham and Jan Schaefer were appointed or reappointed to town boards.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of January 6, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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