1. Impact of the Change Proposed:
Annual Town Meeting May 2, Ordinance for the Sale of Alcohol at Restaurants
Impact of the Change Proposed:
The town would follow the state law, which allows for additional hours of sale
No change to permitting requirements
CURRENT STATE LAW:
Sec Hours and days of closing. Exemption. (a) The sale or the dispensing or consumption or the presence in glasses or other receptacles suitable to permit the consumption of alcoholic liquor by an individual in places operating under hotel permits, restaurant permits, cafe permits, restaurant permits for catering establishments, bowling establishment permits, racquetball facility permits, club permits, coliseum permits, coliseum concession permits, special sporting facility restaurant permits, special sporting facility employee recreational permits, special sporting facility guest permits, special sporting facility concession permits, special sporting facility bar permits, golf country club permits, nonprofit public museum permits, university permits, airport restaurant permits, airport bar permits, airport airline club permits, tavern permits, a manufacturer permit for a brew pub, manufacturer permits for beer and brew pubs, casino permits, caterer liquor permits and charitable organization permits shall be unlawful on: (1) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between the hours of one o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; (2) Saturday between the hours of two o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m.; (3) Sunday between the hours of two o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m.; (4) Christmas, except (A) for alcoholic liquor that is served where food is also available during the hours otherwise permitted by this section for the day on which Christmas falls, and (B) by casino permittees at casinos, as defined in section 30-37k; and (5) January first between the hours of three o'clock a.m. and nine o'clock a.m., except that on any Sunday that is January first the prohibitions of this section shall be between the hours of three o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m.

2. Monday-Thursday, 11:00 am-11:00 pm
Annual Town Meeting May 2, Ordinance for the Sale of Alcohol at Restaurants
HOURS NOW
Monday-Thursday, 11:00 am-11:00 pm
Friday -Saturday, 11:00 am-12:00 midnight
Sunday, 12:00 noon-11:00 pm
New Year’s Eve, 11:00 am-1:00 am (on New Year’s Day)
HOURS WOULD BE
Monday-Thursday, 9:00 am-1:00 am (following morning)
Friday -Saturday, 9:00 am-2:00 am (following morning)
Sunday, 10:00 am-1:00 am (following morning)
New Year’s Eve – Liquor can be sold until 3:00 am (on New Year’s Day)

3. Annual Town Meeting May 2, 2017 DISCONTINUANCE OF OLD 2 ROD HIGHWAY
Old 2 Rod Highway (the “Highway”) is a road along the Weston-Wilton boundary, extending from Wampum Hill Road, running in a generally northwesterly direction. The Highway is approximately 30 feet wide located mostly in Wilton (a portion is located in Weston).
The Highway is undeveloped and in many places simply not accessible by motor vehicles and even difficult by foot.
A Superior Court decision in 2010, upheld by the Appellate Court, found the Highway to be a public road owned by the Town of Wilton. The court found that the Highway was accepted by the town and was not “abandoned,” which legally means a voluntary and intentional renunciation of the road and nonuse for a long period of time.
A private developer, Christopher Montanaro and Richard Gibbons, Trustee, owns approximately ten (10) acres adjacent to the Highway. This developer seeks to build houses and use the Highway for access. He has a legal right of way across the Highway, so he can use it to access his property. The developer’s attorney has publically stated that the developer seeks to construct two residential homes on his property.
Since the Highway has been declared a public road owned by the Town of Wilton by the court, the Town of Wilton has now determined that it has no desire to assume responsibilities for maintenance, snow plowing, liability for accidents, or potential repairs. There is no value in the Town keeping this as a public road and assuming those responsibilities and liabilities.
Accordingly, the Town wishes to officially “discontinue” the use of the Highway following a separate procedure set forth in Section 13a-49 of the Connecticut General Statutes. The Board of Selectmen has already voted on April 17, 2017 to discontinue the Highway, and now this must be approved by the Town Meeting, according to the statute
The discontinuance of the Highway by the Town will have no direct impact on the developer’s efforts to build on his property. The developer has a legal right to pass over the Highway without regard to this discontinuance. Discontinuance of the Highway by the Town presents only benefits to the Town at this point in time.