Residents are being called to a special town meeting tonight — Monday, August 17 — at 7 pm in the Municipal Center Council Chambers to authorize three capital spending proposals.

That gathering will be followed by a public hearing and this month’s only scheduled Board of Selectmen meeting, at 7:30 pm.

The Special Town Meeting, required by Charter, will accept and authorize spending $975,000 for the purchase of new town fire apparatus; $1.5 million for the new Hook & Ladder Fire Headquarters building project; and $5 million for the remediation and demolition of former state hospital buildings at Fairfield Hills.

Qualified electors and residents should plan to arrive at least 5-10 minutes ahead of the 7 pm start time to check in so they can be authorized to participate in any or all of the voting on these three initiatives.

Following the town meeting, a public hearing is scheduled to hear any comments on a proposed lease of a duplex building at Fairfield Hills for Newtown Parent Connection, located at #2 and #4 Washington Circle.

The selectmen will then take up the Parent Connection lease of that building during their regular meeting as one of several items on the agenda.

Any questions about the town meeting can be directed to Town Clerk Debbie Aurelia Halstead at 203-270-4210.