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Residents press selectmen to prioritize Townhouse acoustics; Kingswood Lake Association donates $250
Summary
At a Brookfield Selectmen meeting, residents urged officials to make the Townhouse's poor acoustics a top priority; the Kingswood Lake Association gave $250 toward Townhouse needs and the board voted to accept the gift into the Heritage investment account.
Residents at a Brookfield Selectmen meeting asked the board to elevate long-standing complaints about poor acoustics in the Townhouse, and the Kingswood Lake Association donated $250 to the Townhouse, which the board accepted for deposit into the Heritage investment account.
Susan, a Brookfield resident, told the board the Townhouse’s noise level drives some community members away and asked selectmen to “please, raise this issue to the top of the list.” She said the room’s acoustics cause people to “start raising their voices until everyone, face to face, is screaming at each other in order to be heard,” and said a long-time resident with hearing loss no longer attends functions there.
The Selectmen responded that the issue is already “on their radar” and said they would carry the message to the Heritage Commission and to the committee responsible for Townhouse maintenance. A Selectman said the board would “see if we can usher it more.” The discussion did not produce a formal deadline or a specific funding commitment at the meeting.
Separately during department reports, a board member reported that the Kingswood Lake Association contributed a $250 check intended for the Townhouse. The Selectmen moved to accept the donation and deposit it into the Heritage investment account; the motion was seconded and the board approved the deposit.
Why it matters: Selectmen and heritage volunteers manage the Townhouse as a public meeting and event space; poor acoustics can limit access for residents with hearing loss and neurodivergent conditions, and small donations like this are sometimes used to address incremental improvements. The meeting produced a clear public request and a small financial contribution, but no firm timetable or appropriation for an acoustics upgrade was approved during this session.
The board did not take other formal actions directly tied to an acoustics plan at this meeting. The donation will be held in the Heritage investment account pending future decisions about where and how to spend it.
