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Committee considers impound lot behind outbuilding; drainage and funding questions raised
Summary
A conceptual impound lot sketch prompted discussion of lighting, camera surveillance, and whether drainage fixes to nearby Ted Williams Camp parking should be funded from police station design funds.
A proposal to create a gated impound lot behind the police station outbuilding drew support to pursue pricing but prompted debate about drainage responsibilities for the adjacent Ted Williams Camp parking area.
Staff presented a conceptual sketch to extend the existing fence behind the outbuilding, add a gated gravel surface accessed from the park parking lot, and provide a pedestrian connection to the police parking area. Staff said the proposed gravel would use sandy soils and remain pervious; the plan would likely include motion-activated lighting and camera surveillance if the impound lot is built.
“I have 2 items that are in discussion, and I want to bring up to the committee for your consideration. I passed out a sketch, which is a conceptual impound lot plan,” a committee member said when presenting the concept. The committee voted to proceed to obtain pricing for the fence, gravel, lighting and cameras; staff said pricing would include electric security.
The proposal prompted a separate discussion about drainage. Committee members and staff noted some parking-lot runoff historically drained onto the police station site and that the station’s drainage design will retain site runoff; the result, staff said, is that Ted Williams Camp parking now ponds in areas that previously drained across the police station parcel. One committee member said he would meet with Jamie Bissonette of the highway department on-site to sample soils and refine a drainage plan.
“We need to figure out a way to pay for it,” a committee member said of the parking-lot drainage mitigation. Staff said a drainage evaluation would be prepared and brought back with cost estimates and that the committee could consider funding options, including using police station project-design funds, though members disagreed about which budget should pay for remediation.
Staff noted that a planning-board memo or modification may be prudent if the committee decides to proceed and that conservation review did not apply to the immediate area. Staff will return with contractor pricing and any necessary permitting guidance.
