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Select Board directs public works to design Jockey Cove culvert if property sale stalls
Summary
The Wolfeboro Select Board voted 3–2 to direct Public Works Director Steve Bridal to produce a conceptual design for a larger catch-basin and culvert at Jockey Cove and to proceed with construction if the abutting property does not sell by April.
The Wolfeboro Select Board voted 3–2 on July 19 to direct Public Works Director Steve Bridal to develop a conceptual design for a larger catch basin and culvert at Jockey Cove and move to complete the work if the privately owned lot adjacent to the culvert has not sold by April. The motion instructs public works to prepare a plan that would route stormwater from the pooling area to the carry with an upsized culvert and a maintainable pit area. The board said the design would protect the town’s drainage infrastructure and reduce recurring yard flooding for downstream properties. Select Board members and members of Wolfeboro Waters described recurring pooling at the site and questioned whether the current culvert and pit are large enough to handle storm flows. Public Works said the easement currently runs through the middle of the property and that options include relocating the easement closer to the road or having a buyer relocate and maintain the culvert to town specifications. Public Works Director Steve Bridal told the board he believes the town would ensure long-term integrity by constructing the culvert to town standards. Select Board member John Thurston moved the directive, and the motion said that if the parcel does not sell by April the town will proceed to finish the project. The motion passed 3–2. The board also requested a final plan and cost estimate from Bridal before committing funds. Board members discussed a range of funding and implementation options, including asking a buyer to relocate and pay part of the cost, splitting costs, or the town completing the work and charging an agreed appropriation. Several board members urged that any constructed culvert meet town and state specifications and that the town keep maintenance responsibility if the culvert sits next to the road. The parcel was described in meeting discussion as listed for sale (transcript estimate cited roughly $3.8 million); the board did not commit a construction budget in the July 19 action and instructed public works to return with a conceptual design, specifications, and a proposed timeline.
