Budget Guidance Sparks Tension Between Wilton BOF and BOS

Budget Guidance Sparks Tension Between Wilton BOF and BOS

Last night, the Board of Finance responded to sharp pushback from a majority of the Board of Selectmen, who earlier this week publicly criticized the BOF’s 3.6 % budget guidance as ‘outdated’ and unrealistic — even as the BOS works on a proposed FY’27 budget reflecting an 8.14% increase. Three selectmen continued to weigh in during the BOF meeting’s public comment period: two reiterated their objections to the guidance and the process behind it,…