Newtown officials are celebrating the demolition of another building on the Fairfield Hills campus.  The building known as Canaan House was not up for reuse because of hazardous materials and small rooms.  The structure, built in the 1930s, was across from the municipal center and that parcel of land will be returned to use as a field.  The demolition project cost about $3 million. 

First Selectman Pat Llodra says town officials will start to consider whether the five acres near Newtown Youth Academy is still the best place for a community center, being paid for with a $15 million donation from GE.  The community center could be moved closer to Town Hall. 

Newtown officials are also starting to plan for a new police station.  Streetscape improvements to the entrance of the Fairfield Hills campus are planned for next year. 

The town bought the former psychiatric hospital from the state in 2004 for $33 million.