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Council authorizes bond up to $1.478 million to buy conservation easement to protect Bellamy Reservoir
Summary
Portsmouth City Council approved a resolution to borrow up to $1,478,000 to purchase a conservation easement on the Fernald property to protect the Bellamy Reservoir intake; staff said most of the cost will be covered by state and expected federal grants but timing uncertainty led to bonding now.
The Portsmouth City Council on April 7 voted to authorize a bond issue of up to $1,478,000 under the Municipal Finance Act to acquire a conservation easement on the Fernald property to protect the city's Bellamy Reservoir and its surface water intake.
Water Resources Manager Al Pratt told the council the parcel is roughly 45 acres with about three‑quarters of a mile of shoreline and sits immediately above the city's intake, where development could have a direct and immediate effect on water quality. Pratt said two state grants totaling $764,000 (a $739,000 award from the Drinking Water Groundwater…
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