Brunswick approve up to $70,000 to conserve 144 acres on former base The council voted 8-1 to acquire the land for conservation and recreational purposes. Share Brunswick Councilors on Tuesday voted 8-1 to spend up to $70,000 to buy a 144-acres at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station from the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority for conservation and outdoor activities. Councilor Chris Watkinson cast the lone dissenting vote, stating that the council did not do their “due diligence to solicit feedback from various stakeholders.” “For myself as a councilor and as a representative of a certain amount of people in town, I can’t put my vote behind the idea that we’ve done everything that we should be doing,” Watkinson said.