Planted Seed Grows as City Pulls Policy Out of the Ditch
A resident's efforts led the Common Council to require the city to seed and mulch roadside landscaping disturbed by construction projects.
Some Brookfield homeowners learned that falling within the path of construction is somewhat similar to standing in the path of destruction. But a resolution initially proposed by 5th District Alderman Scott Berg will change that in the future. In 2012, Berg received several complaints from residents near Brookdale Drive and North Hills Drive after contractors left their ditches ungraded and unseeded after repaving a road. The new roadbed was also raised several inches, which left residents’ mailboxes out of compliance with Postal Service regulations. However, rather than seed and mulch the disturbed area, homeowners were on their own. It was the homeowner’s responsibility to seed and mulch the dirt. By its own ordinance, the city’s only …
