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New Canaan council reviews FY2027 public-safety budgets, highlighting EMS volunteers, fire capital and police equipment requests
Summary
Council reviewed FY2027 public-safety budget proposals from EMS, emergency management, fire and police departments; notable items included a fixed paramedic contract ($465,000/year), a recommended radio maintenance contract change, a pumper replacement moved into FY27, and police capital requests for vehicles and tasers.
The Town of New Canaan Town Council on March 26 reviewed the public-safety portions of the proposed FY2027 budget, hearing presentations from EMS representatives, the emergency management director, the fire chief and the police chief.
An EMS representative told the council the volunteer service responded to about 1,734 calls and treated roughly 1,800 patients in the last year, and that volunteers logged approximately 28,633 hours. The presenter said the town's paramedic contract runs through June 30, 2028, at a fixed annual price of $465,000 and that EMS seeks modest increases in vehicle-repair and medical-supply lines to reflect…
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