Wilton Train Station Gets Vendor Services; Wood Burning Still Requires Permit

Three years ago Tony Tecce submitted a letter to First Selectman Bill Brennan asking for a vendor’s permit to operate within the Wilton Train Station. He and his friend, John Rich, have officially been approved as vendors working out of the station, a revitalizing effort that might make some commuters more caffeinated, satiated and shiny-shoed.

The announcement came at Monday night’s Board of Selectmen meeting.

“I give [Tecce] a lot of credit for his tenacity,” said Brennan. “He hung in there over the years and won out.”

Tecce will serve coffee, breakfast food, burritos, tacos, and rotisserie chickens (for take home food) out of his shop, while Rich will offer old-school shoe shining.

Brennan said that Tecce will operate for around 15 hours a day, five days a week, beginning near 5:30 a.m.

As for Cannondale station?

“They’re still trying to find the right vendor…They’re concerned about the [commercial] traffic,” said Brennan.

Lots of Wood Left Over From Irene? You’ll Need a Permit to Burn it

Brennan said that the Board had been entertaining the idea of suspending the requirement of burning permits to better deal with debris left in Irene’s wake.

However, the Wilton Fire and Police Departments, as well as the Connecticut Attorney General thoroughly discouraged the possibility.

Reading from notes from the aforementioned departments, Brennan said that burn injuries, air pollution and Environmental Protection Agency restrictions made it clear that a 30-day lift on burn permits would be a bad idea.

The board unanimously agreed that acquiring the traditional burn permit for excessive timber and debris was decided to be “totally reasonable,” to use Selectman Todd Haffstatter’s words.