Toni's Top 10 Campaign Promises
Wilton: Aaa-rated, FAQ-pending.
- 01
We will publish financial data as soon as it is spiritually ready.
- 02
We will answer Board of Finance questions in the order they are discovered by journalists.
- 03
We will protect taxpayers from uncertainty by asking them to fund it.
- 04
We will ensure every budget line has a story arc.
- 05
We will make transparency so transparent it becomes invisible.
- 06
We will continue moving fast, especially when process is still loading.
- 07
We will treat 'not yet reconciled' as a lifestyle, not a limitation.
- 08
We will always respect oversight, preferably from a safe distance.
- 09
We will maintain Wilton's Aaa rating by not letting Moody's read the comment section.
- 10
We will get it right, one line at a time, even if we miss the filing deadline.
Every Time They Said The FY25 Audit Would Be Done
Nine completion dates stated in public between December 2025 and September 2026. Six unique targets. Not one of them met. 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
“An 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
“Centofanti 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
“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
“The 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
“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
“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.
- Promised"Early September" 2026Source
Tim Birch (relaying the auditors) — Aug. 11, 2026 — Board of Finance
“The 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.
The Deadline Ledger: all nine promises, with quotes
Who said it, what they said, how long each promise survived, the shrinking gap between 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.