Brookfield is seeking state grants that would allow the city to purchase and raze two homes or "floodproof" them in an effort to address stormwater and flooding issues in two neighborhoods.
The Common Council on Tuesday approved applying for the Department of Natural Resources' Municipal Flood Control Grant Program, which provides money for the purchase of land, removal of structures and other measures to help alleviate flooding.
The money would be used to help pay for part of two scheduled stormwater projects - one in the Brookhill Lane area near Pilgrim Road and Capitol Drive, and the other on Bolter Lane between Brookfield and Calhoun Roads, south of the train tracks.
Both projects are part of the city's capital improvement plan; the Brookhill project is scheduled for this year and the Bolter project is slated for 2011.
The most the city could receive from the grant is $650,000, Public Works Director Tom Grisa said, but competition likely will be strong for the grants, since they are open to municipalities statewide.
The grant is a 70 percent cost-share, meaning the city would have to cover 30 percent of the expenses.
Grisa said if Brookfield receives the money, the city would try to purchase and raze the homes because they are in the floodplain. The city also could pay for "floodproofing" measures, such as re-establishing berms around the structures, which would help lessen the impact of heavy rainstorms.
Grisa said he didn't know how much razing or floodproofing efforts would cost, since no engineering study has been completed.
If the city does not receive the grant money, the city will still move ahead with the stormwater work in the two neighborhoods, but some adjustments would have to be made, he said.
- Alan Hamari
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