Wilton to upgrade security at village office

By SARAH PARKER | County Line Editor

Describing recent occurrences during which “some unruly citizens were coming in and acting very threateningly,” Wilton Village Board President Tim Welch suggested at the board’s Monday meeting that a sort of walk-up window could be installed at the Wilton Community Center village office. 

Effectively, to enhance security, the arrangement would keep people in the Wilton Community Center hallway and the office itself would be kept closed. That would also help protect the items in the office, Welch said. 

The window unit itself would cost about $900, said clerk/treasurer Leigha Barton. The board will seek quotes that include labor costs.  

Other business

• After a closed session, the board announced it would not sell the Wilton Community Center. The board had discussed the possibility in September. 

• A local theatrical group aims to put up a bandstand for outdoor performances, perhaps by the outfield fence, facing the village park, Welch said. Wilton resident Gina Rae is investigating grants for the project, he added. 

• Two new hires, Sophie Gnewikow and Dylan Brooks, joined the Wilton Ambulance Service. They will serve as drivers until they complete their EMT training. 

• When the Wilton Fire District built its new fire station, the Village of Wilton agreed to mow and plow the property in exchange for a spot to park its ambulance. But last month, the board agreed to purchase a building at Center and Main streets from Sid Thayer for $186,500, and that structure will serve as the village’s ambulance garage. The village will likely move its ambulances to the new building in June. 

Welch said he had suggested that the fire district donate $500 to Wilton Fest, the village-government-sponsored summer festival, in exchange for mowing and plowing. 

• The village caucus will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 10.

• The board tabled a motion to approve a $21,000 hydraulic power cot for the Wilton Ambulance Service, as director Jeremy Likely could not attend the meeting to further explain the purchase. 

• After closed session, the board decided that it would ask those with delinquent water/sewer bills to pay at least 10 percent of its past-due balance each month. 

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