Wilton Sunday Sales May be 'Non-Event,' say Selectmen

While the rest of Connecticut may be selling alcohol on Sunday, Wilton still has to ‘opt in’ to the law via a town vote, and the town’s Board of Selectmen (BoS) don’t think its citizens really care either way. The BoS discussed this issue at Monday night’s board meeting in .

The BoS will have a public information session on June 19 on that date’s BoS meeting in order to gauge the public’s feedback; however, the selectmen aren’t expecting a large turnout.

First Selectman William Brennan said that he had not heard any strong opinions on either side of the issue. He and the other three selectman (Hal Clark was absent) said that Sunday sales would likely be a “non-event.”

“If there’s no consensus we don’t do anything. The laws stay the same, we don’t have Sunday hours and that’s it,” said Brennan.

“Unless I’m reading it wrong, I don’t see any big, major interest in doing anything,” said Brennan.

 “I don’t think we’ve seen the demand from the suppliers or the populace,” said Selectman James Saxe.

Saxe said that there is a chance that the populace simply hasn’t taken the time to let their opinions known just yet. He and the selectmen encouraged citizens to contact the BoS to let their opinions known, or to simply show up in two weeks.

First Selectman Ted Hoffstatter said that it may even hinder small retailers because it would encourage them to stay open another day but not increase overall sale revenue.

Even if there are no Sunday sales this year, the town ordinance can be changed at just about any time so long as there is a town vote, noted Selectman Richard Dubow.

“If the mood changes five years from now, then we can go back and change it,” said Dubow.