Brookfield school officials are putting together an application for state reimbursement on eligible costs of the recently approved Huckleberry Hill Elementary School project.  The Board of Education is seeking a grant to cover 22.5 percent of eligible costs on the $78.1 million project.  That would bring the anticipated cost down to $63.3 million. 

The application is due June 30th and the legislature would decide when they reconvene next year. 

The Superintendent believes there's a good chance of being awarded the grant since the project would eliminate one of the town's existing schools, which fits with state goals of finding efficiencies.  The project includes tearing down the current Huckleberry School, constructing a new building on that campus for pre-k through 5th graders and moving Center Elementary students into the facility as well.  Center School would then be turned over to the town.