The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday approved a contract to install new sod at athletic fields in New Canaan.
Conner Field. Credit: Terry Dinan
The new sod will replace areas of worn sod on fields on the New Canaan High School campus alongside Farm Road, as well as Conner and Saxe. The work will be done by Athletic Field Services, LLC, a company based out of Bridgeport that focuses on installing and upholding fields. It will cost up to $12,705 to complete the project, which will be funded by fees paid to the town by local athletic leagues, officials said.
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First Selectman Rob Mallozzi and Selectman Beth Jones voted in favor of the contract, which passed 2-0. Selectman Nick Williams was not in attendance at the meeting, held at Town Hall.
“Our best bet is to re-sod otherwise we’re dealing with a muddy mess,” said John Howe, parks superintendent with the New Canaan Department of Public Works. The patch-ups to the sod are done every year, according to Howe.