Stafford Gets $16K-Plus In Latest Round Of CT Nip Bottle Payouts

STAFFORD, CT — More than 330,000 nip bottles were sold at liquor establishments in Stafford over the past six moths, rendering more than $16,000 to the municipality as part of Connecticut's Nickel-Per-Nip program.

Under the program, each city and town in the state receives 5 cents for each nip sold within its borders every six months.

The funding is intended for locally driven environmental stewardship programs.

Here are the numbers for the town covering the town from April 1 through Sept. 30, 2024, according to the Wine and Spirit Wholesalers of Connecticut:

Stafford

• Nips sold: 338,251
• Payment to town: $16,912.55