Town Meeting Tuesday Night on 2014-15 Budget Proposal

Brookfield’s registered voters and property owners are called to the Annual Town Meeting Tuesday night, starting at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium.

Residents will be asked to move the $60.5 million 2014-15 budget to a town wide referendum on Tuesday, May 20, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The proposal includes a 5.73 percent increase in spending on the municipal side — $1,185,150, from $20,705,000 in 2013-14 to $21,891,150 — and a 0.75 percent increase in education spending — increasing $285,470, from $38,295,000 to $38,580,470 year-over-year.

The total budget calls for a 2.49 percent increase in spending ($1,471,620), from an even $59 million approved for the current year to $60,471,620.

Along with the annual budget vote, those in attendance Tuesday will also be asked to approve moving two capital expenditures to referendum: $1,037,000 for equipment and various projects, including renovations to Brookfield Library and paving at several town parking lots; and $2,407,000 to complete the bulk of the work remaining on the Still River Greenway project.

Download a copy of the budget and call to the town meeting above for more on each resolution to be put forward Tuesday night.