WILTON – The transformation of an empty lot on Main Street into an outdoor theater for children will be up for discussion Tuesday when the Board of Selectmen meet.

Proposals for a garden called Dorothy’s Garden, based on a “Wizard of Oz” theme, and improvements to the fronts on some businesses is part of a grassroots effort to beautify and revitalize downtown and around the foot of Wilson Pond, Town Manager Peter Nielsen said Monday.

Betty Shibles, representing a committee of 20, proposed some projects to the board in September. Since then the town has learned that they could apply for a state grant under the Community Development Block Grant program for up to $150,000 to fund some of these projects, he said.

Tuesday’s discussion will center on the downtown area including the garden proposed for the lot adjacent to 352 Main St. (the purple building owned by Nancy Merrill) and Sassy Scizzors, he said.

Plans for the garden, located directly across from the Wilton Public Library, which is made of yellow brick, will include a yellow brick road leading to the Emerald City and will stand as a memorial to the life of former Wilton resident Dorothy Louise Tilton Merrow, according to materials submitted for the board’s review.

The garden would not be a playground but a space for children rehearsing or performing, he said.

A proposed lease agreement with Merrill for the lot would include reserving parking space in the town’s High Street parking lot for her tenants to replace the Main Street lot, he said.

With a proposed picket fence and double gate for the garden, plans include the town assuming responsibility for supervision and scheduling of the garden.

The garden is also viewed as a place to reflect on the importance of kindness in human relationships and will feature flowers and plants, some of Merrow’s favorites and some featured in the “The Wizard of Oz.”

A small covered stage painted different shades of green to represent the Emerald City is proposed for a back corner of the lot.

Tuesday’s discussion will start a series of dialogues for both the downtown and Wilson Pond proposed projects, Nielsen said. One waterfront homeowner expressed concern that the committee needs to include the larger community in public discussions, he said.

“Wilton belongs to all of us,” she wrote to Nielsen.