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Brookfield commission approves Vendor A for townhouse painting, to use trust fund money
Summary
A combined meeting of Brookfield Town officials approved hiring "Vendor A" to paint and power-wash the historic townhouse and town offices, authorizing withdrawal from the townhouse trust fund while deferring a final decision on bell-tower roofing until additional roofing quotes and preservation guidance are obtained.
Brookfield Town officials voted to hire a painting contractor and to withdraw funds from a townhouse trust account to cover the work, while postponing a final roofing decision for the bell tower pending further quotes and guidance on historic-preservation constraints.
At the combined meeting of the Selectmen and the Heritage Commission, the project manager (Speaker 5) presented an RFP with three components: paint and repair the front of the townhouse, reshingle the bell tower roof, and power-wash the front of the town offices. "We have a budget, which was a warrant article that was approved by the town, at the town meeting to withdraw $10,000 from our Trust fund," Speaker 5 said, noting that all three vendor quotes exceeded that amount.
Speaker 5 summarized the vendor proposals: Vendor A quoted $19,475 for painting and washing (not including full trim replacement), while…
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