Brookfield Voters Approve Municipal Projects, Still River Greenway

Brookfield voters approved both bond requests up for referendum Tuesday, giving the green light for several maintenance projects around town and the second-to-last approval needed for Phase II of the Still River Greenway.

The $1,037,000 capital projects bond passed by a vote of 1,290-327 (margin of 963 votes), enabling the town to fund renovations at the Brookfield Library, high school, Center Fire Station, Town Hall and Town Garage. (See a full list here.)

Voters also approved a bond allocation for $2,407,000 to complete the 2-mile Still River Greenway by a vote of 1,360-273 (1,087-vote margin).

Construction will begin once the plan is approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and 80 percent of the cost ($1,925,600) will be refunded through federal and state grants.