WILTON – The Planning Board unanimously voted Thursday to visit the site of the proposed Comfort Inn hotel and hold a public hearing at the June 21 meeting. The site review will be held at 6 p.m. followed by the public hearing at 7 p.m. at the town office.

The inn’s site on Route 2 east, the next to last lot before the Farmington line, is the former property of Robert Bowering. The house was razed last fall.

The board heard plans for a three-story, 90-unit hotel set on 6.58 acres. The building and parking lot will use approximately 75 percent of the property, said Code Enforcement Officer Paul Montague. The architectural plan strays from the Comfort Inn prototype and was designed with more respect to New England architecture.

Comfort Inn, a franchise of Choice Hotels, offers a business center, meeting space, indoor pool, exercise room and guest laundry – what every traveler expects, said developer Richard L. LaFrance of Westport, Mass. The hotel will not offer food or beverages other than what is free to guests, he said.

LaFrance told the board that he had heard about the Farmington/Wilton area and was impressed with the community. With the hospital, university and tourist area, he expects success and that it will work well with the town to enhance tourism.

The hotel will offer up to 25 jobs including 10 to 15 full-time positions and a local management team. Benefits are available for most employees and salaries will be competitive with local wages, he said.

In other business, the board held a public hearing on the Wilton Free Public Library’s proposed 1020-square-foot addition for handicapped access.

The addition, on the back side of the library, provides space for an elevator, new stairs, handicap bathroom facilities and a new foyer, said Craig Boon of Bunker and Savage Architects from Augusta. Reserved areas for handicapped parking are planned but the main entrance on the front will remain the same, he said.

The board approved the application and unanimously granted the permit.

The board also approved an application for a new party supply business, Neon Balloon, owned by Kathleen Labranche. The store will be at 319 Main St., site of a former bakery.

Amy Trundy was also granted a permit to operate an art studio with classes and day camps at 285 Main St.