The Annual Town Vote continues Saturday, May 11 to determine Wilton's FY2020 budget. But there are also four bonding questions on the ballot. First Selectwoman Lynne Vanderslice explains each of the four bonding requests that residents are being asked to approve.
There are four bondin ...
Monday, Board of Finance member John Kalamarides published an OP-ED about his board's vote to reduce the proposed FY2020 town and schools budgets–a vote with which he disagreed. Today, First Selectwoman Lynne Vanderslice responds to what Kalamarides wrote.
In Monday’s OP-ED, a residen ...
The following is an Op-Ed from Wilton's First Selectwoman Lynne Vanderslice.
"Shared Services-It’s Working In Wilton"
The Board of Selectmen and the Board of Education have voluntarily worked together to share services, which have resulted in cost savings and cost avoidance for bot ...
The following is a post from Wilton's First Selectwoman Lynne Vanderslice. She wants to draw attention to the recently announced plan from Gov. Ned Lamont to push teacher pension costs to municipalities, something that will increase town taxes. The Education Committee, which will hear te ...
The State Looks to be the Biggest Challenge to Our FY2020 Budget
This year’s biggest budget challenges aren’t likely to be the Board of Education’s requested increase of 1.35% nor the Board of Selectmen’s of .92%. With those amounts, we might have been able to muscle through the impact ...
This is the start of a new year, the last year of my four-year term and a good time to review priorities for the year ahead.
Cost Reduction
In the past three years, we have reduced costs and slowed cost growth by consolidating positions within the town and with the schools, by identify ...
The 411 on Wilton Roads
Residents often inquire about responsibility for the land adjacent to town roads. There is a common misunderstanding that the Town owns the first 10-15 feet of property on either side of town-owned roads. Actually the size of the town-owned land between the roa ...
Editorial...
"A Pivotal Time for Wilton’s Future"
Companies and developers have many alternatives to expand and invest within and outside Connecticut. Yet several are choosing to expand and invest in Wilton, particularly along RT 7. How we respond as a community will impact the vit ...
The Town, residents and businesses have worked hard through the years to advocate for safety and operational improvements to the intersection of Rte. 7 and Grumman Hill Rd.. Both Rte. 7 and Grumman Hill Rd. have a high level of traffic during commuting hours and turning into Grumman Hill ...
Letter to the Editor: Clear Evidence–and a Call for Civility
To the Editor:
I am writing regarding your Nov. 28 article, “Fireworks at P&Z as Ridgefield Road Moratorium Denied.” There is reported information which I would like to correct. The two draft resolutions, one for a ...
We are fourteen weeks into the new fiscal year and still facing uncertainty regarding the State’s fiscal crisis and its impact on Wilton. Unfortunately, there have been few signs of a possible resolution.
Nevertheless, Town government is working hard to ensure that Wilton is in a stro ...
To the Editor:
Miller-Driscoll students started the new school year in a building that is bright, cheerful, equipped with up-to-date infrastructure, modern fire safety and security systems and numerous other new features. On behalf of the Board of Selectmen, I would like to thank thos ...
