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New Canaan Taxpayers Association
Stay informed about New Canaan, CT spending. Our mission is to promote transparency and accountability in local government finances for all taxpayers.
Empowering Citizens Through Financial Transparency
At the New Canaan Taxpayers Association, we are dedicated to providing our community with essential information regarding local government spending. Our mission is to promote financial transparency and advocate for responsible budgeting practices. We believe that informed citizens are empowered citizens, and we strive to engage our community in discussions about public spending and taxation. Join us in our efforts to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and effectively for the benefit of all residents.
The Playhouse
Over $8 million was spent on renovating the Playhouse when it was finally reopened in June 2024. Only eighteen months later, in December 2025, it was announced that the Playhouse that the new operator CinemaLabs owed months of back rent and that the town was looking for a new operator. The New Canaan Taxpayer Association will be posting information so New Canaanites have a better understanding of what went wrong.
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BOE Health Insurance
Unlike our peer school districts in Connecticut, New Canaan’s Board of Education self-fund’s the health insurance for its employees, rather than bidding this out to the lowest cost health insurance provider. An analysis of New Canaan’s expenditures versus its peer school districts shows that New Canaan overspent more than $4 million in the 2024-2025 school year with total overspending more than $30 million over the past decade. The New Canaan Taxpayers Association will be providing detailed analysis of this spending over the coming weeks. An analysis of New Canaan’s expenditures versus its peer school districts shows that New Canaan overspent more than $4 million in the 2024-2025 school year with total overspending more than $30 million over the past decade. The New Canaan Taxpayers Association will be providing detailed analysis of this spending over the coming weeks.
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North School and Other Major BOE Capital Projects
In July 2025, it was announced by the Board of Education, that they had been investigating the construction of a fourth elementary school, “North School”, as part of the response to a projection of increased student enrollment. In addition, the BOE included plans to renovate the existing three elementary schools and Saxe Middle School with a total projected cost of all these project of up to $300 million. The New Canaan Taxpayer Association will be keeping tabs on this proposal and posting information so New Canaanites can make an informed decision about the biggest spending program in the history of our town.
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Recent Blog Posts
- Welcome to the New Canaan Taxpayers Association
The New Canaan Taxpayers Association, Inc. is a new, non-partisan organization founded to be a watchdog on spending in New Canaan, CT. Please check here for news about spending issues in town.