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Town awarded $600,000 construction grant for Halfway Brook culvert; local match likely higher than award notice
Summary
Brookfield learned it has been selected for a construction grant for the Halfway Brook Road culvert—about $600,000 in federal funds—but the award notice lists a $150,000 local match and board members were warned inflation likely raises the town's eventual exposure to about $200,000.
Chair (S3) told the board that VHB and 2 Rivers had completed design work and that the town was notified on March 13 it had been selected for construction funding: "we have now been selected for funding" for the Halfway Brook Road culvert. The chair said the award notice listed roughly $600,000 in federal funds and showed a $150,000 local match obligation on paper, but cautioned the board the BHB estimate is two years old and that current planning staff expect the town could be on the hook for closer to $200,000 once updated costs and timing are considered.
The board discussed timing and project management: construction likely will not occur until next summer, 2 Rivers will serve as municipal project manager to run bidding and oversee construction-phase services, and FEMA’s small-project program is reimbursement-based, so the town must fund work up front and seek reimbursement after inspection and approval. The chair said the town has already taken initial steps to acknowledge the award and will begin contracting steps with 2 Rivers and BHB.
