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Greenland Selectmen approve sewer agreement with Portsmouth, noting connections require further investment
Summary
The Board approved a sewer-capacity agreement with the City of Portsmouth to allow Greenland residents and businesses to connect to Portsmouth's wastewater plant; the minutes stress that physical connections and costs are not guaranteed and will require additional investment.
The Greenland Board of Selectmen on April 20 voted to approve a sewer-agreement framework with the City of Portsmouth that would allow Greenland customers to connect to Portsmouth's wastewater treatment plant, but the minutes emphasize that actual connections require significant investment and are not guaranteed by either municipality.
Heather Droesch moved to approve the agreement and authorized Town Administrator Tara Tucker to sign and forward the document to Portsmouth for their attorney's review; the motion carried unanimously.
Town officials said the agreement secures capacity at the Portsmouth plant for potential Greenland customers, but that individual connections will require engineering, financing and approvals. The minutes do not specify estimated connection costs or a timeline for when individual properties might connect.
Next steps: the agreement will be forwarded to Portsmouth for review by their attorney; any property-level connections will proceed only after required design, permitting and financing are confirmed.
