Granite State Adaptive asks planning board to accept smaller stormwater footprint using porous pavers

Granite State Adaptive presented a revised grading and drainage plan on Feb. 11, asking the Wolfeboro Planning Board to accept a design change that replaces large retention ponds with permeable pavers, treatment swales and smaller pretreatment features.

The applicant, Jennifer Frazier, identified herself as founder and executive director of Granite State Adaptive and said bids for the site work came back at about $1,200,000, a number she described as burdensome for the nonprofit. Frazier said the organization had previously received site-plan approval and a special exception from the Zoning Board of Adjustment and sought only to amend drainage and grading—not building footprints, parking, access, or the locations of structures.

Engineer Mario Fulcaretto of Brown Engineering described the new approach…