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🌱 Patch AM: How Wilton’s EDC plans to boost local businesses this fall

Coming up: Pre-Demolition/Moving Sale on the Wilton Patch calendar

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Hello Wilton! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Wilton's EDC plans to boost local businesses this fall
  • Why Wilton's perfect credit rating still raises tough transparency questions
  • What Wilton's new town administrator means for daily town operations

Also on today's calendar: Pre-Demolition/Moving Sale and 19 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Sunday: Rain in the afternoon, temps: high: 64, low: 55.
  • Monday: A shower in the morning, with a high of 70 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• AdvanceCT Offers to Help Wilton Businesses Grow (goodmorningwilton.com) — Wilton's Economic Development Commission is partnering with AdvanceCT to help local businesses tap state resources, navigate approvals, and grow, while planning a new Wellness Week for November. Commissioners are also finishing a refreshed "Wilton: Where You Belong" marketing brochure and inviting wellness-focused businesses to participate in upcoming promotions that aim to boost visibility and economic activity in town.
   

• Wilton Moody's Review: Answers and Transparency Questions (goodmorningwilton.com) — Wilton kept its Aaa credit rating after a Moody's review, but town officials are facing scrutiny over why the review and a draft financial filing weren't promptly shared with the Boards of Selectmen and Finance. Detailed emails, meeting exchanges, and unanswered questions now center on who authorized disclosures, how timelines were communicated, and what transparency safeguards residents should expect around future financial risks.
   

• im Blanchfield Appointed Wilton Town Administrator (goodmorningwilton.com) — Wilton's Board of Selectmen has unanimously appointed Fire Chief Jim Blanchfield as the town's new administrator, filling a role that's been vacant for nearly eight months. He'll also remain emergency management director, bringing decades of Wilton fire service and legal training to overseeing daily municipal operations while details on his contract and Fire Department succession are still being finalized.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Found this cute little girl on East Street just off Briscoe Road in South Salem, NY.
    Have her with me now, waiting for the police to get her. She is wearing a red collar but has no tags. She's very sweet! (Nextdoor Deer Run)
  • Hello neighbors.
    I am in need of a Very experienced podiatrist. Can anyone recommend one In the area , please . Thank you (Nextdoor Wilton)
  • Michaels posted a job opening for Team Member Cleanliness/Recovery in Wilton. Apply here.
  • Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Deli Clerk in New Canaan. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wilton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Weston

  • 10 Connecticut Towns Retirees Are Fleeing Due To Rising Hidden Costs (newsbreak.com)
  • Devil's in the details: Duke dominates in swim and dive opener, field hockey and volleyball pick up big wins (dukechronicle.com)
  • Small Birds in Distress (ct.gov)

New Canaan

Westport

  • Westport's Superintendent Of Schools Wins National Awards (patch.com)

Ok Wilton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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