Selectman Corbet Defends Appearance in 1913 Library Group s Photo newcanaanite.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newcanaanite.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The town is on pace to exceed its fiscal year 2021 budget of $300,000 in legal fees by tens of thousands of dollars, records show.
Members of the Board of Selectmen discussed the high legal costs during their regular meeting Tuesday, while approving payment of a $40,271 legal bill for March from the town attorney’s firm that brought the total spent since July 1 to $297,967.79, according to a summary invoice. The town pays a $8,500 monthly retainer to Berchem Moses PC.
“So we are definitely going to go over budget this year,” Selectman Nick Williams said during the meeting. “We’ve only got $2,000 remaining in the budget.”
New Canaan Police Department. Credit: Michael Dinan
In a break from an opinion voiced recently by New Canaan’s highest elected official, Selectmen Nick Williams said Tuesday that the best location for a future police station likely is its current one.
Williams said during a regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen, “can’t think of a better location for a Police Department than where it is today.”
“You are literally seconds from downtown, you are a minute from three of our schools, and you are close to the Merritt Parkway where a lot of activity takes place,” Williams said of 174 South Ave. said during the meeting, held via videoconference. “It’s not to say that I’m not open to another location. I just think that where it is is a pretty darn good spot.”
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The New Canaan Animal Shelter may not be fit for a dog or cat, some say, and Selectman Nick Williams called it a “dump in the dump.” The Board of Selectmen will be studying the issue on what to do to improve it. The picture was taken Nov. 4, 2019.Grace Duffield /Show MoreShow Less
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The New Canaan Animal Shelter may not be fit for a dog or cat, some say, and Selectman Nick Williams called it a “dump in the dump.” The Board of Selectmen will be studying the issue on what to do to improve it. The picture was taken Nov. 4, 2019.Grace Duffield /Show MoreShow Less