Unofficial Results: Brookfield Voters Approve Town, Schools Budgets

Brookfield CT

19 May, 2022

10:28 AM

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BROOKFIELD, CT — The Brookfield Town Clerk's Office has released unofficial results of Tuesday's budget referendum while the Registrar of Voters continues to compile the official tally. Voters resoundingly approved the $29 million town portion of the 2022-23 budget 1,124 votes to 670, in the unofficial results. Residents also approved the Board of Education's $48.7 million spending plan, by a slightly more narrow margin, 1,049 to 751. The unofficial tally also shows 740 voters noting the school budget was "too high," 696 saying it was "adequate," and 328 believing it was "too low." The town budget is "too high" for 674 Brookfield residents, "adequate" for 884 voters, and "too low" for 199 others. The combined town and schools spending plan of $77.7 million represents a 3.87 percent hike above the current budget.