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By Michael Dinan | 22 hours ago

The Town Council on Tuesday night voted 10-2 in favor of a $184.5 million operating budget for fiscal year 2027, a 1.9% rise over current spending. (All budget documents can be found here.)

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Letter to the Editor

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“Keep in mind that our dictorial autocratic Board of Selectman and especially our current first selectman and our town administrator…”
— Roy AAbramowitz on Town Council Approves $184.5 Million Budget, Removes Funding for New Parking Meters on Main Street
“Thank you to all those department heads and Council members who did the very hard work of diligently proposing their…”
— Lillian Toll on Town Council Approves $184.5 Million Budget, Removes Funding for New Parking Meters on Main Street
“Heather ! I am writing from Dubin , Ireland and wonder if you are the Heather Russell I…”
— Anne Coffey on Election 2025: Town Council Candidate Heather Russell [Q&A]
“Agree 100% Sharon! Thank you to Town Council members for listening to the business owners and their…”
— Betty J. Lovastik on Town Council Approves $184.5 Million Budget, Removes Funding for New Parking Meters on Main Street
“I’m glad officials listened to merchants concerns over parking Elm st parking is empty most afternoons. Our merchants…”
— Judy Gilroy on Town Council Approves $184.5 Million Budget, Removes Funding for New Parking Meters on Main Street
“totally agree”
— Eileen Swanberg on Town Council Approves $184.5 Million Budget, Removes Funding for New Parking Meters on Main Street
“There wasn't anything wrong with the system in regard to overtime parking on Elm Street. People are not…”
— Joe LaViola on Town Council Approves $184.5 Million Budget, Removes Funding for New Parking Meters on Main Street
“Agree wholeheartedly with Sharon's comment!”
— Kathy Mitchell on Town Council Approves $184.5 Million Budget, Removes Funding for New Parking Meters on Main Street
“It would seem to me, if it's a bad idea for Main Street, it's equally a bad idea for Elm…”
— Angelo A Cerbone on Town Council Approves $184.5 Million Budget, Removes Funding for New Parking Meters on Main Street
“Wonderful job. Now remove the parking meters on Elm Street. It was a mistake - admit it and chalk…”
— Sharon Daley on Town Council Approves $184.5 Million Budget, Removes Funding for New Parking Meters on Main Street
“Do you live in New Canaan? You state, "By the same token, we should be striving to improve and…”
— Jeff Cohen on ‘A Fundamental Mismatch’: Neighbors Voice Concerns About Proposed Parade Hill Road Development
“This looks to be a fantastic project that will allow some desperately needed affordable housing. We should be happy that…”
— William Crane on ‘A Fundamental Mismatch’: Neighbors Voice Concerns About Proposed Parade Hill Road Development
“My strongest memory of Susan - among many - was her annual spot at the Strawberry shortcake table where she…”
— Julia Portale on Susan Phillips Boston, 65
“The only thing missing is a barbed wire fence, it looks like a prison. Carol Cunningham Long time…”
— Carol Cunningham on ‘A Fundamental Mismatch’: Neighbors Voice Concerns About Proposed Parade Hill Road Development
“To the Sullivan Family: I am profoundly sorry. "Grampy" was a FIXTURE in the SLS line for the…”
— Adrianne Davenport on ‘Grampy’ Sullivan, 79
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— Richard P Vachula on ‘A Fundamental Mismatch’: Neighbors Voice Concerns About Proposed Parade Hill Road Development
“This is the same Richard Freedman who was quoted, as follows, in the CT Mirror back in 2021, after taking…”
— William Taylor on ‘A Fundamental Mismatch’: Neighbors Voice Concerns About Proposed Parade Hill Road Development
“It’s extremely frustrating now when visiting New Canaan to need to figure out how to pay for parking on Elm…”
— MaryAnn Gabriel on Letter to the Editor
“A wonderful person: humble, intelligent, deeply religious, with boundless energy. I have many wonderful memories of our conversations during Therapy…”
— Betty J. Lovastik on Joseph Adiletta, 95

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