WILTON – The Planning Board decided Thursday to visit the Wilton Free Public Library, Code Enforcement Officer Paul Montague said. The library has applied to build an addition and add parking for handicapped access.

The visit will take place at 6:30 p.m. June 7. A public hearing will follow when the board meeting convenes at 7.

The $400,000 renovation project includes a $100,000 federal Community Development Block Grant and nearly $300,000 that the library has raised to pay for the renovations, which include an addition on the back with a handicapped-accessible entrance, an elevator and handicapped bathrooms.

A handicapped parking area and paved ramp is planned so that once a bridge is crossed, there will be an area to park with access to the ramp at the back of the building. The architecture will be consistent with rest of the historic building, Montague said.

One of the suggestions received last week at the Comprehensive Plan Committee’s public meeting on Wilton’s future was to make the downtown village a historic district, Montague said.

Residents indicated they were interested in the town providing space for indoor recreation.

Among the concerns expressed, Montague said, were that school consolidation will lead to longer bus trips for students, and that the town retain its rural character without strip malls.

Residents offered praise for the town’s transfer station.

The Comprehensive Plan Committee will continue to seek suggestions and comments at future meetings. The committee is also thinking about going door-to-door and leaving materials at the transfer station to receive more input, he said.