Town Of Wilton Publishes Coronavirus Update

Press release from the Town of Wilton:

April 19, 2021

April 19th - "Happy Patriot’s Day. It appears to be a little-known fact, but you no longer need to be in Massachusetts to celebrate. In 2017, Connecticut officially adopted the holiday. Earlier this evening, The Drum Hill Chapter of the DAR, joined by an Honor Guard from American Legion Post, James B. Whipple Post 86, held a ceremony honoring the 43 Patriots buried at the Hillside, Comstock Hill and Sharp Hill cemeteries. Many of the names were recognizable.

At today’s press conference, the Governor announced the following restriction rollbacks, subject to low incidences and improved vaccine rates.

Beginning May 1st:

• Curfew pushed back from 11:00pm to midnight
• Outdoors: Alcohol can be served without food. No restrictions on table size

Beginning May 19th:

• All remaining business restrictions eliminated
• DPH to issue new guidance for large indoor and outdoor events
• Masks to continue to be required indoors

Interest in building apartments in Wilton is at an unprecedented level. The Planning and Zoning Commission has had or has scheduled pre-application discussions with developers about four projects totaling 493 apartments. A discussion doesn’t guarantee an application and the discussions are non-binding. You can read more on this link, scroll down to Other Matters & Preliminary Reviews. It is premature to provide comments to the Planning & Commission. This is being shared for informational purposes only.

Vaccine & Case Information

As of last Monday, April 12th, 84% of eligible Wilton residents had received at least one dose of the vaccine. Today’s rate will be released on Thursday.

If you have a question, please email me at lynne.vanderslice@wiltonct.org."

Lynne Vanderslice

First Selectwoman

This press release was produced by the Town of Wilton. The views expressed here are the author’s own.