WILTON — The transfer station on Munson Road is closed today, Oct. 16, and may need to be closed tomorrow after power lines to the building were severed by two snapped poles and downed trees due to high winds overnight.

Town Manager Rhonda Irish said Lucas Tree is already onsite cutting trees. She is hoping the transfer station will reopen Wednesday.

“We’ll re-post on Facebook (and notify) local news outlets when it reopens,” she said.

The transfer station is usually open Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday 8 a..m. to 2 p.m. and Wednesday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Town Office is closed Wednesday. 

For more information call the Town Office at 645-4961.

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High winds overnight Monday into Tuesday felled trees and snapped power poles at the Wilton Transfer Station on Munson Road. The facility is closed Tuesday, Oct. 16 and may be Wednesday while debris is cleared and power restored. (Courtesy photo)

Power lines were pulled from the Wilton Transfer Station building overnight Monday into Tuesday and several trees and power poles snapped. The facility will be closed Tuesday, Oct. 16, and possibly Wednesday while power is restored. (Courtesy photo)

Two power poles at the Wilton Transfer Station on the Munson Road were snapped overnight Monday into Tuesday due to high winds. The facility is closed Tuesday, Oct. 16, and possibly Wednesday while power is restored. (Courtesy photo)

Heavy winds overnight Monday into Tuesday caused significant damage at the Wilton Transfer Station on the Munson Road. Lucas Tree Experts were clearing downed trees Tuesday morning. The facility is closed Tuesday, Oct. 16, and may be Wednesday too. Notice of its reopening will be posted on the town’s Facebook page. (Courtesy photo)