Wilton finance board OKs 1.49% tax rate hike
J.D. Freda
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Jeffrey Rutishauser and the Board of Finance voted unaninmously to pass the Board of Education and Board of Selectmen budgets.Contributed Photo /
WILTON The Board of Finance has approved a 1.49 percent tax rate increase for the next fiscal year, a decision which now heads for final approval at the annual town hall meeting in May.
The hike to 27.86 mills reflects a $84,804,215 budget for the Board of Education (up $2,459,652 from last year) and $33,485,486 for the town (an increase of $569,762). A mill rate, according to the state’s Office of Policy and Management, is equal to $1 of tax for each $1,000 of assessment.
Wilton working with Norwalk to oversee river valley trail construction
J.D. Freda
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The 30-mile Norwalk River Valley Trail (NRVT) is a work in progress, with some sections already in use. When completed, it will connect Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk with Rogers Park in Danbury, passing through Wilton, Ridgefield and Redding on the way.Norwalk River Valley Trail / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
2of3The WilWalk section of the Norwalk Valley River Trail will pass a pond at Broad Street in Norwalk. Oct. 2020Norwalk River Valley Trail / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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WILTON As the Norwalk River Valley Trail inches closer to completion, the town has agreed to jointly oversee the construction and maintenance of the decadelong trail project with the city of Norwalk and a nonprofit.