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Residents press developer and council on school, sewer and flood risks in Brookchester redevelopment plan
Summary
At a continuation meeting, Brunetti representatives described plans to redevelop Brookchester Shopping Center into about 150 apartments and new retail; residents and council members pressed the developer on the project—stimate of new schoolchildren, sewer and flood risks, traffic, PILOT tax relief and effects on local businesses. No approvals were taken.
The borough of New Milford held a special continuation meeting where the Brunetti organization presented a concept to redevelop the Brookchester Shopping Center into a mixed‑use complex with about 150 rental apartments, roughly 27,000 square feet of retail and approximately 390 parking spaces, a company representative said.
"So you're talking about 27 school age children," said the developer's representative, Andy Noran (speaker 3), summarizing his calculation from a 2018 Rutgers study and adding that, "not all kids go to public school ... so that takes the number from about 27 to 24," which he described as a conservative estimate of the project—ffect on school enrollment.
The presentation drew sustained public comment focused on infrastructure and neighborhood impacts. Longtime resident Greg Cuco said older homes and utilities in town may not accommodate higher density development, noting prior pressure and basement failures when nearby towns increased apartment construction. "So where are…
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