Claims vs. Record
The claim comes first. The public record follows.
- 01Claim
We will publish financial data as soon as it is spiritually ready.
Receipt: The deadline ledger and linked reporting below document the record behind this satire. - 02Claim
We will answer Board of Finance questions in the order they are discovered by journalists.
Receipt: The deadline ledger and linked reporting below document the record behind this satire. - 03Claim
We will protect taxpayers from uncertainty by asking them to fund it.
Receipt: The deadline ledger and linked reporting below document the record behind this satire. - 04Claim
We will ensure every budget line has a story arc.
Receipt: The deadline ledger and linked reporting below document the record behind this satire. - 05Claim
We will make transparency so transparent it becomes invisible.
Receipt: The deadline ledger and linked reporting below document the record behind this satire. - 06Claim
We will continue moving fast, especially when process is still loading.
Receipt: The deadline ledger and linked reporting below document the record behind this satire. - 07Claim
We will treat 'not yet reconciled' as a lifestyle, not a limitation.
Receipt: The deadline ledger and linked reporting below document the record behind this satire. - 08Claim
We will always respect oversight, preferably from a safe distance.
Receipt: The deadline ledger and linked reporting below document the record behind this satire. - 09Claim
We will maintain Wilton's Aaa rating by not letting Moody's read the comment section.
Receipt: The deadline ledger and linked reporting below document the record behind this satire. - 10Claim
We will get it right, one line at a time, even if we miss the filing deadline.
Receipt: The deadline ledger and linked reporting below document the record behind this satire.
Every Time They Said The FY25 Audit Would Be Done
Eleven completion dates announced in public between December 2025 and September 2026, covering nine unique calendar targets. 0 for 8, the ninth pending. Every entry is sourced to GOOD Morning Wilton reporting on Board of Finance and Board of Selectmen meetings.
- PromisedJan. 31, 2026Source
Joseph Centofanti — Dec. 9, 2025 — Board of Finance
Published summaryAn extension was filed to push the audit back until Jan. 31, 2026, because of the unknowns in the records at this time.
RealityMissed. No public update was given between Jan. 31 and the next target surfacing months later.
- PromisedMar. 30, 2026Source
Joseph Centofanti (relayed by Savo and Boucher) — Disclosed retroactively May 4, 2026 — Board of Selectmen
Published summaryCentofanti said his work would be completed by several past dates that have come and gone, including Mar. 30 and then the end of April.
RealityMissed. The public only learned this date existed five weeks after it had already passed.
- PromisedEnd of April 2026Source
Joseph Centofanti (relayed by Savo and Boucher) — Disclosed retroactively May 4, 2026 — Board of Selectmen
RealityMissed. Same disclosure, same meeting, same past tense.
- PromisedJune 30, 2026Source
Dawn Savo — May 4, 2026 — Board of Selectmen
Quote“We are still on track for Jun. 30. We're in constant contact with the auditors and Joe.”
RealityMissed. Officially acknowledged on June 9 — five days before the deadline's own month even ended.
- PromisedJune 30, 2026 — conditionalSource
CliftonLarsonAllen, relayed by Dawn Savo — May 18, 2026 — Board of Selectmen
Published summaryThe auditors could "guarantee" completion by June 30 if all materials were provided before May 31.
RealityCondition not met. Materials were not delivered by May 31. Deadline missed.
- PromisedJune 30, 2026 — reaffirmedSource
Dawn Savo — June 1, 2026 — Board of Selectmen
Quote“We're all focused on the state deadline. We know what that is and we're working toward it.”
RealityMissed. Eight days later the town confirmed it would not make it.
- Promised"End of summer" 2026Source
Dawn Savo — June 15, 2026 — Board of Selectmen
Quote“I estimate that 90% of the work is completed. General Fund reconciliation is in progress. The Pooled Cash reconciliation, also called Inter-Fund Balancing — those two items are in progress.”
RealityMissed. Summer ended. The remaining 10% has now outlived the first 90% by a comfortable margin.
- PromisedEnd of August 2026Source
Dawn Savo — July 20, 2026 — Board of Selectmen
Published summarySavo said that the firm handling Wilton's audit, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, is working on it and that progress shows it can potentially be completed by the end of August.
RealityMissed. August ended without the audit — and without any public acknowledgment that end of August had joined the pile.
- Promised"Early September" 2026Source
Tim Birch (relaying the auditors) — Aug. 11, 2026 — Board of Finance
Published summaryThe audit for Fiscal Year 2025, which is already six weeks late because of extensive management and process issues within Town Hall, should be completed by early September.
RealityAbandoned after 20 days, replaced by a later estimate before its own window even opened.
- Promised"Late September" 2026Source
Kim Healy and Rudy Escalante — Aug. 31, 2026 — BOF Audit Remediation Subcommittee
Published summaryThe already overdue Fiscal Year 2025 audit now may not be completed until late September because the town's outside auditors need additional time after receiving necessary materials later than anticipated.
RealitySuperseded on Sept. 8, when the BOF was told the expected completion had been pushed back to a specific date — Sept. 30 — before the late-September window had even closed.
The Deadline Ledger: every promise, with quotes
Who said it, what they said, how long each promise survived, the accelerating pace of revisions, and an honest list of what the public record does not establish.
All quotes and dates sourced from GOOD Morning Wilton coverage of Board of Finance and Board of Selectmen meetings, Dec 2025 – Sept 2026.