Crime & Safety

Canton To Break Ground On New Firehouse

The groundbreaking ceremony is Saturday on the new, multi-million-dollar facility.

A special ceremony is slated for this Saturday, June 17, to break ground on a new Canton Volunteer Fire Department facility.
A special ceremony is slated for this Saturday, June 17, to break ground on a new Canton Volunteer Fire Department facility. (Town of Canton)

CANTON, CT — A major milestone in local history will be celebrated Saturday with the groundbreaking of a new Canton Volunteer Fire Department firehouse.

The ceremony is slated for Saturday, June 17, at 51 River Road (Route79) at 10 a.m.

Several municipal leaders and fire department officials will be on hand.

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The Canton Board of Selectmen voted Jan. 25 to authorize Canton Chief Administrative Officer Robert Skinner to officially hire Bloomfield-based Millenium Builders to build the new facility at a cost "not to exceed $4.95 million."

In 2021, Canton voters approved the new firehouse project, which would be in the Collinsville section of town, with a 2,061-834 vote during the November municipal elections.

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The new facility would be at 51 River Road in Collinsville and it would replace the current facility, which was built in 1971 and is considered old and antiquated.

From Feb. 7: 'Canton Officials Authorize Contract To Build New Firehouse'

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