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Select Board approves $10,000 from non-capital water reserve to support Wolfeboro Waters project
Summary
The Select Board approved a $10,000 request from Wolfeboro Waters to fund administrative support for a long-running watershed project; the motion passed 3-2 after debate over scope and next steps, and the board asked Wolfeboro Waters to recommend criteria for future non-capital fund use.
The Wolfeboro Select Board voted April 1 to approve a $10,000 expenditure from the non-capital water reserve fund to support administration and matching needs for a watershed project administered by Wolfeboro Waters.
Julie Brown, executive director of Wolfeboro Waters, told the board the project has been in development for about 12 years and that the requested $10,000 would pay for administrative tasks normally handled by a town planner. Brown said NHDES approvals were in place for the project and that the funding request was consistent with previous precedent where the town contributed matching funds for watershed projects.
Select Board members debated whether the request addressed the specific runoff concern highlighted by John Thurston (Pleasant Valley Road and a separate washout at Red Brook). Mr. Thurston suggested the next phase of work should address additional runoff issues. Mr. O'Brien said the question before the board was approval of administration funds for the project on the agenda, not implementation of other projects. A motion by Brian Deshaies to approve $10,000 from the Non-Capital Water Reserve Fund passed 3-2 (Mrs. Murray, Mr. Senecal and Mr. Deshaies YES; Mr. Thurston and Mr. O'Brien NO).
Following the vote, the board unanimously approved a separate motion asking Wolfeboro Waters to draft and recommend criteria for the use of the non-capital water reserve fund.
Implications: The approved administrative funds will allow Wolfeboro Waters to proceed with grant administration and planning actions required for the watershed project; the committee request aims to create transparent guidance for future funding decisions.
What was not specified: The board did not approve broader implementation funds beyond the administrative $10,000, and the transcript does not list a detailed scope of the specific construction or mitigation steps to follow.
