Week in Review: Mayor Calls Town's Move A 'Bribe'

The battle of the Brookfields was rekindled this week as the town pushed to protect its borders by .

In exchange, the town offered to waive special assessments for a proposed new water tower — assessments that for some property owners could cost tens of thousands of dollars. Over in the city, Mayor Steve Ponto called the move a "bribe," and aldermen voted to express their willingness to annex virtually the entire town rather than see it incorporate as a village.

Here's a roundup of some of the other stories this week on Brookfield Patch:

Sunday: Fairview South, a special education school in Brookfield that serves students throughout the Milwaukee area, at its annual Spring Fling dance. And the Florentine Opera performed an operatic twist on the children's classic .  

Monday:  AKA Brookfield-residents-in-the-news day. As in the four Brookfield residents who , the Brookfield man for sexual assault of a girl, the Brookfield students who took , and the Brookfield who is almost an official city resident. 

Tuesday: The state Government Accountability Board announced that . Only a handful of anomalies were found but none substantial enough to change the county's certified results. Also Tuesday, Patch posted its second edition of . 

Wednesday: State Supreme Court candidate of her 7,316-vote loss to incumbent Justice David Prosser — a losing margin of less than one-half of one percent. Elmbrook School Board member after he narrowly defeated Ken Moe. 

Thursday: A former Waukesha County from 2004 to 2009, and westbound I-94 was partially closed after just east of Barker Road.

Friday: As in Good Friday. Patch took at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. And gathered a list of area . The Brookfield girl's and the . 

And Marie Rohde reported that a in Milwaukee County, and Waukesha County also could see extra costs. 

Saturday: Last week the city held an Easter egg hunt at Mitchell Park. This week it was the town's turn, with its . 

Have a great week, everyone.