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Selectmen press for cuts, defer high‑cost school audio system and trim capital asks
Summary
Board members pushed for deeper operating trims to avoid a 6.2% tax increase, agreed to pause a proposed $1.4 million school audio/announcement system for the year, and voted to reduce the district painting line to $100,000 and remove high‑school carpeting from this year's capital list.
During its Jan. 29 session the New Canaan Board of Selectmen pressed staff and the Board of Education to pare capital and operating requests to reduce pressure on taxpayers and the draft 6.2% tax increase. Several members characterized the proposed audio/announcement system for the schools as a "nice to have" that should be deferred while enrollment‑driven…
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