WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons unanimously voted Tuesday to approve a bid of $5,650 to demolish a house at 30 Webb Ave. to Taylor Made Homes of Wilton.

Four bids were received for job, which is being undertaken by the town after property owner Shirley Thompson failed to complete the demolition within 45 days.

The other three bids were from Farrington Backhoe Service for $9,747, Cross Excavation of Bethel for $9,386 and from Randall Cousineau for $9,800.

In August, the selectboard declared the house a dangerous building, after several neighbors complained about mold, vermin and overgrown vegetation.

Under state law, the town can declare the building dangerous, pay upfront for demolition and charge the owner through a supplemental property tax, Town Manager Rhonda Irish previously said.

There may still be some costs for asbestos removal and capping off the sewer lines and waterlines, Irish said. 

The board also discussed current drought conditions and agreed to ask the town manager to pursue what options are available for supplying water to residents in need. 

Irish plans to bring the findings back to the board at its next meeting on Nov. 1.

At a special town meeting Tuesday night, a few voters approved using funds from the Comfort Inn Omnibus Municipal Tax Increment Financing District for two annual loan payments.

Voters agreed to spend $30,000 from the TIF District for partial payment of the annual lease/loan payment for the 2013 aerial Quint firetruck. This is the second year the town has used $30,000 from the district to help with the payment. Voters previously approved making the payment for 10 years for a total of $300,000 toward the $500,000 cost of the truck, she said.

A second warrant article asked voters to spend $15,000 from the Comfort Inn TIF District to pay a portion of the annual waste treatment phase I Rural Development loan.

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