Brookfield Approves $89,400 Water Contract

Select Board · Meeting of October 14, 2026

Brookfield Select Board approved an $89,400-a-year water services contract and voted to list a foreclosed lot for sale. The board unanimously accepted East National Water LLC's bid, a one-year deal with two renewal years carrying a 5 percent escalator, with one member noting Proposition 2½ limits could force renegotiation after year three. Members also voted unanimously to list the landlocked, largely wetland parcel at 56 West Main Street with a real estate broker, calling it "more of a logistical step" required within 100 days of the foreclosure judgment.

Executive Assistant Karen Trainor Resseguie said "I appreciate that the board even reads the minutes" after members caught formatting errors in six sets of prior minutes, all approved. The board closed by voting 2-0, with one member's vote unclear, to enter executive session on police union collective bargaining.

In the full story:

• BROOKFIELD — October 14, 2026 —
• Fiscal Warrants and Routine Approvals
• East National Water LLC Contract and Transfer Station Appointment
• State Election Ballot
• Line Painting Bids for Town Roads
• Disposition of Foreclosed Property at 56 West Main Street
• Select Board Minutes
• Executive Session: Police Union Collective Bargaining
• Apple Country Fair Recap
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,942 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 14, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.