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Pickleball courts, irrigation upgrades and a $1M turf ask top parks capital requests in New Canaan
Summary
Staff told the subcommittee design money for four pickleball courts at Waveny is approved but construction estimates are pending; large capital items include a $300,000 irrigation replacement at the high school and a $1,000,000 turf request for girls softball fields that the Board of Selectmen asked be studied further.
New Canaan parks and recreation staff presented a slate of capital requests to the Board of Finance Parks & Recreation Subcommittee that included playground repairs, equipment replacements and three high‑profile projects: irrigation upgrades, a pickleball court expansion at Waveny and a $1 million turf proposal for girls softball fields.
Staff said the parks infrastructure package separates field improvements ($55,000 for routine work) from larger projects. The presentation requested $300,000 to replace 25‑plus‑year sprinklers and piping at the high school and an additional $100,000 to improve or replace the well serving Saks…
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