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New Canaan health director presents leaner 2027 budget, flags inspection and staffing issues
Summary
Health Director Amy Lahaney told the Board of Finance the department’s 2027 operating request is down roughly 6% as salary and subscription lines shrink; she highlighted core services (food inspections, well permits, septic reviews), a part-time nurse funded in part by a grant that ends this fiscal year, and certification delays that slow restaurant inspections.
Amy Lahaney, New Canaan’s director of health, told the Board of Finance that the department’s proposed 2027 operating budget is smaller than last year’s as staff reorganization and reduced subscriptions lower expenses. “I’m the director of health. I started in June, and I am super excited to be here,” Lahaney said while outlining the department’s scope and staffing.
Lahaney described a compact team that includes a medical advisor, an administrative assistant (Deborah Katz), two sanitary and health program planners (Shannon…
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