Brookfield Town Center Revitalization
Our vision of creating a pedestrian-friendly streetscape and roadway improvements in a newly revitalized Town Center reached two new milestones.
- The CT DOT approved the bid package for Phase 1 and it was advertised in the News-Times, the Town’s website and the State Contracting portal. The Town held a mandatory pre-bid meeting for interested contractors on April 25th which 12 companies attended. Bids are due May 12th. Construction will begin in June and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2017.
- The Town has received formal confirmation from CT DOT that our TAP grant application for Phase 2 has been approved, with their funding increased from $475,000 to $865,000, a huge win! This funding, along with a Town match of $475,000, fully funds Phase 2 which connects Phase 1 to the Still River Greenway. Brookfield is the first Town in CT to have a TAP grant approved. The RFP to begin engineering design work will be issued in early May 2017. Construction target date is 2019.
Brookfield Town Center is experiencing increased interest. Property owners are looking to enhance their structures, vacant commercial land is on the market for sale and business owners are gathering together to create a business association to strengthen the business district. This is a great time for Brookfield!
As always, any questions about The Town Center revitalization development, you can contact Greg Dembowski, Project Manager @ 203-740-3865, GDembowski@brookfieldct.gov or Betsy Paynter, Economic & Community Development Manager @ 203-775-5235, bpaynter@brookfieldct.gov.