Seabrook staff outline $23M‑plus five‑year capital improvement program; pier, streets, wastewater and public‑safety projects highlighted

Seabrook city staff presented a proposed five‑year capital improvement program (CIP) for fiscal years 2026–2030 during a June 24 workshop, detailing projects across water, wastewater, streets, parks, facilities and fleet and identifying roughly $23 million in capital needs at current estimates.

Gail, a city staff member, described the CIP as the city’s strategic, long‑range list of construction and maintenance projects that must align with funding restrictions and the city charter. “This is step 1,” Gail said. “Once we get some direction tonight, if there's any changes, those numbers will be inserted into the budget.” She cited the charter requirement and said staff had worked with public‑works and finance to assemble the plan.

Major project areas and staff comments included:

- Wastewater: Staff said demolition of the existing wastewater treatment plant is estimated as a bid project; they provided a working placeholder estimate and noted stakeholders are revising designs. Gail said the plant site will be cleared because retaining components was judged infeasible by the stakeholders group. The packet showed a placeholder demolition estimate previously discussed at…