The State Department of Housing has determined that the Town of Brookfield meets the requirements for a moratorium on building affordable housing.  Brookfield was granted a four-year pause.  First Selectman Tara Carr notes that the town was turned down in July and in December, but the state finally approved the request.  Brookfield previously had a moratorium from 2017 until 2021.  Brookfield has the 5th highest amount of designated affordable housing in the Western Connecticut Council of Government's region, which includes 18 municipalities spanning from Sherman to Stamford.  Only Danbury, Norwalk and Stamford are above the 10-percent threshold.