Wilton budget passes easily

Wilton”™s budget of $127,563,331 received 1,084 yes votes, versus 532 “no, too high” votes and 13 “no, too low” votes.

By town law, at least 15 percent of eligible Wilton voters must cast ballots for a budget to be rejected. Only 13.04 percent did so this year, so the budget would have passed regardless of how the vote went.

The budget includes:

• Board of Education operating budget: $81,876,563
• Board of Selectmen operating budget: $32,319,728
• Board of Selectmen capital budget: $1,182,271
• Debt service: $10,921,766
• Charter authority: $1,263,003.