Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Approves Battery Storage Moratorium
The Brookfield Planning Board voted 4-0 to forward a temporary moratorium on battery energy storage systems to the town's annual town meeting.
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Government · Select Board
Board extends radio station license 90 days
The Brookfield Select Board voted to extend Apple Country Radio's green room license 90 days amid a dispute over state procurement law.
Government · Other Committee
Brookfield Board of Health grants conditional permit to White's Landing amid water-supply dispute
Brookfield Board of Health approves conditional food permit for White's Landing as DEP water review drags.
Government · Other Committee
Brookfield Board of Health grants conditional permit to White's Landing after six-week delay
Brookfield Board of Health issues conditional food permit to White's Landing and appoints interim clerk.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Ends Department Liaison Roles
Brookfield Select Board voted to eliminate its department liaison system, shifting highway department oversight to the town administrator.
Government · Select Board
Select Board OKs Remote Meeting Access Policy
Brookfield's Select Board voted to let town boards offer remote meeting access at their own discretion. A member moved the policy after a resident asked to attend a Conservation Commission meeting remotely; it passed on a roll call vote with board member Beth L. Coughlin's "aye" on record.
Government · Select Board
Select Board sets June 4 town meeting date
The Brookfield Select Board set the town's annual town meeting for June 4, 2026, while tabling a budget dispute over highway department staffing.
Government · Other Committee
Brookfield Cultural Council revokes conflict grant, sets 250th anniversary celebration date
Brookfield Cultural Council reorganizes, revokes a conflict-of-interest grant, and approves a full year of events.
Government · Other Committee
Brookfield Health Board Names New Chair After Feud
The Brookfield Board of Health named member Christina chair for the next two months after outgoing chair Maureen said rising duties and unresolved conflict-of-interest concerns prompted her to step aside.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Votes to Remove Library Tree for ADA Parking
The Brookfield Select Board advanced a library ADA-parking project by voting to proceed with removing a Norway tree at 18 Common Street, with a public hearing set for April 2. Chair Richard A. Chaffee recused himself because he personally volunteered to cut down the tree.