New Canaan selectmen approve a package of maintenance and capital contracts, including parking-lot repaving and emergency salt purchase

The New Canaan Board of Selectmen on March 3 unanimously approved several contracts and purchase orders, including a repaving and restriping project for the Park Street and Playhouse parking lots, an emergency purchase of treated road salt and the replacement of a parks truck.

The package of approvals included a $297,255 low bid to FGB Construction for milling, reclaiming and repaving the Park Street and Playhouse lots plus a $30,000 contingency for a total authorization of $327,255. Department of Public Works staff said the restriping will change spaces from 8×17 to 9×18, creating a net loss of parking (21 spaces) while adding three accessible spaces. The project is expected to start around May 1, and each lot will likely be closed about a week during milling and paving.

Why it matters: the repaving and restriping affect downtown parking capacity and accessibility; the board approved spending from parking-lot management and improvement accounts and discussed short-term mitigations for displaced parkers during construction.

Votes at a glance - Planting-bed services: Contract awarded to Gregg's Garden Center and Landscaping LLC at $55 per hour per employee, not to exceed $55,000. Approved unanimously. - Vehicle purchase: Carl Chevrolet of New Canaan awarded the purchase of a Chevy 3,500 HD Silverado; net cost after…