It looks as though Wilton will not be getting a liquor store anytime soon despite the hopes of many residents.  Betty Quigley and her husband gathered signatures from nearly 300 Wilton residents to force a public meeting on allowing retail liquor sales in the town. 

Wilton's charter only requires 50% of a town's voters to force a public meeting regarding liquor permits.  In Wilton that means 1,100 signatures.

Futhermore, the state requires a liquor permit petition to be submitted at least 60 days before the November elections.  Quigley says there simply isn't enough time to gather the 1,100 names needed by early September.