PUBLIC NOTICE: Board of Finance Encourages Residents to Complete FY 2024 Budget Survey

The following is a PUBLIC NOTICE from the Town of Wilton: In advance of their budget deliberations, the Board of Finance is asking residents to complete a survey to provide feedback on the FY2024 proposed 4.5% increase in the Board of Education budget, 2.15% proposed increase in the Board of Selectmen budget, and the 5.5%-6% proposed increase in the mill rate. Their survey is available online or downloadable from the town website. Responses must be received by Friday, March 31. Downloaded surveys can be dropped off at the designated drop box at Town Hall (238 Danbury Rd., in the vestibule at the rear of the building); at the Senior Center (Comstock Community Center, 180 School Rd.), or near the Circulation Desk at Wilton Library (137 Old Ridgefield Rd.). Paper copies of the survey will be available at these drop box locations. Options to learn more about the proposed budgets:

• Review the submitted Board of Education budget and the submitted Board of Selectmen budget.
• Review the budget development documents on the FY2024 Annual Budget and Annual Town Meeting webpage here.
• Watch the Board of Finance meetings, as well as the videos of the public hearings (when available the day after the hearing) on the BOF webpage.
• Learn more about the budget process on the Town website.
• For all budget-related documents and BOS and BOF member budget questions, visit the FY2024 Annual Budget and Annual Town Meeting webpage.

Options to provide feedback about the proposed budgets and mill rate:

• Complete the Board of Finance survey either 1) online or 2) by downloading and depositing the completed survey in the box in the Town Hall vestibule (238 Danbury Rd., at the rear of the building); or 3) by obtaining and returning a copy at the Town Hall vestibule, at the Senior Center (Comstock Community Center, 180 School Rd.), or near the Circulation Desk at Wilton Library (137 Old Ridgefield Rd.). Responses must be received by Friday, March 31.
• Email the Board of Finance
• Provide public comment at the in-person public hearings on Tuesday, March 21 (Board of Selectmen) and Monday, March 27 (Board of Education)

Questions about the public hearings, the proposed mill rate and the survey should be addressed to the Board of Finance via email. Questions about the Board of Selectmen’s proposed budget should be addressed to the Board of Selectmen via email. Questions about the Board of Education’s proposed budget should be addressed to the Board of Education via email.