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Commission flags drainage issues at Ralston Park and approves small budget moves while town faces tight cash flow
Summary
Commission members reviewed Ralston Park drainage and collapsed culverts, discussed DOT and Piscataqua involvement, and addressed trail maintenance and accounting confusion; members moved to apply $1,300 from operating funds to mowing/mulching and approved a $325 invoice from the New Hampshire Association of Conservation Commissioners.
The Greenland Conservation Commission spent substantial time on Oct. 9 reviewing long-standing drainage problems at Ralston Park, historic engineering files and recent site photos, and discussing how collapsed culverts and poor outflow are affecting park access and adjacent roads.
Members said portions of the drainage system fall under state Department of Transportation jurisdiction and that Piscataqua (regional agency) has been involved in assessing under-road outflow. The commission reviewed a 2016 drainage file and an Underwood Engineering report and agreed that addressing the culvert and outflow will require coordination…
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