Michael Wrinn leaving Norwalk P&Z to become Wilton Town Planner

Norwalk”™s Assistant Director of Planning and Zoning Michael Wrinn will become director of Planning and Land Use Management/Town Planner for Wilton starting Jan. 21.

Wrinn replaces Bob Nerney, who is retiring after serving 18 years as Wilton”™s town planner.

“Michael Wrinn has a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and transparently with commissioners, developers, fellow employees and residents,” Wilton First Selectwoman Lynne Vanderslice said. “He brings extensive experience in master planning, an area of current focus for the Planning and Zoning Commission.”

Wrinn joins Wilton as it continues to wrestle with the cost and dimensions of renovations to its 11,000-square-foot police station, or the construction of a new building.

Various proposals are under discussion, ranging from adding 6,000 to 8,500 square feet at an estimated cost of $11.6 million to $15.4 million, to building a new 19,500-square-foot station for $15.9 million, to combining the latter with other renovations to the town hall campus and the Comstock Community Center for a total of $22 million.