To the Editor:
The petition for a revote has nothing to do with “cost per square foot” or “did not like the way the vote went.” These notes are an attempt to confuse a simple issue.
The petition is about documented evidence presented to the State Elections Committee that town leaders including the first selectman and town counsel violated state election laws, the Wilton charter and their state oath of office by conducting a $50 million referendum vote that was not in compliance with state laws.
That is the issue, nothing else.
Under Wilton’s Code of Ethics, the first selectman should recuse himself from voting on the Sensible Wilton petition unless he approves a lawful revote.
During a lawful revote people will have an opportunity to review the facts about cost, square footage and cost per square foot that were not discussed in the rush to the unlawful September vote.
Since the Town will live with and pay for this decision for many years, it is in the interest of all taxpayers–even those who support the project–to be certain the largest project in Wilton history be lawfully, not unlawfully, approved.
Kevin Hickey
The story starts at the beginning with an objective review of the data that Sensible Wilton used to craft its position. Sensible Wilton brought up square footage, an argument that was very misleading. That is the issue that causes the Sensible Wilton position to crumble. Their well publicized position prior to the election, using their own data, has been shown to be fatally flawed. The rest does not matter because the argument has nothing to use as a foundation.