Brockton Finance Committee Tables Levitt Brook Plan, Puts Police HQ Up for Sale

BROCKTON — November 19, 2025 — Brockton Finance Committee tables Levitt Brook urban renewal plan and moves to sell the former police headquarters. The committee voted to table the Levitt Brook Urban Renewal Plan after Mayor Robert Sullivan cited the resignation of Planning Director John Fay and urged postponement until consultants from Innes Land Strategy Group and RKG Associates could appear alongside representatives of major landowners Eastern Bank and BMC South. The former police headquarters at 7 Commercial Street — appraised at $4.15 million and assessed at $2.178 million — was declared surplus and cleared for a request-for-proposals process, with the committee striking language that would have limited the sale to a tax-paying entity after City Solicitor Megan Bridges warned the restriction violates Chapter 30B. The committee also amended a pension obligation bond order, certifying an unfunded accrued liability of $59,758,000 — down from a $66.5 million placeholder — as CFO Dr. Troy Clarkson confirmed the city is likely to issue additional pension debt within the next month. Walk Massachusetts reported that Brockton recorded four pedestrian fatalities in 2024, tied with Springfield for second-most in the state behind Boston's 12, and recommended the city hire a dedicated transportation planner.