New Canaan selectmen approve equipment purchases, park repairs and contracts; allow vendors at Oct. 15 cross‑country meet

The New Canaan Board of Selectmen on Oct. 7 approved a series of municipal contracts and purchases covering fire equipment, wastewater pumps, athletic‑field repairs, building alarm work and other town services, and cleared the way for vendors at the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCAC) cross‑country championship at Waveny Park on Oct. 15, 2025.

Why it matters: The votes commit town budget dollars for public safety, infrastructure and recreation projects that town officials said are budgeted in fiscal 2026 accounts. The meeting also produced administrative actions — an update on capital projects, two appointments to local boards and a new municipal security camera policy — that affect town operations and public access to municipal services.

At the top of the meeting the selectmen approved a fiscal year 2026 blanket purchase order request from the Fire Department to MES Fire Equipment not to exceed $15,000 for purchase and maintenance of firefighting equipment. The board then approved Public Works requests to buy pumps for the wastewater treatment facility: a Vaughn (chopper) pump from Hayes Pump Inc. for $18,950 and KSB submersible pumps and casing seals from Atlantic Fluid Technology for $27,512. Town staff said both purchases were solicited and budgeted; staff noted Hayes is the established representative for the pump model in the region and Atlantic Fluid Technology is the New England representative for KSB.

Parks and recreation items approved included a contract with Cape and Island Tennis & Track to repaint the lane lines and numbers on the New Canaan High School track for $11,300, plus a $1,100 contingency (total $12,400). Parks staff said the work will close the track for about two…