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Washington officials press Hillsborough to restrict building until Sleeper Road is upgraded
Summary
Washington Planning Board members and local abutters told Hillsborough planners that roughly 800 feet of Sleeper Road is Class VI and unmaintained in Washington and asked that the new Jost lot be non-buildable until the road is upgraded to Class V.
Members of the Washington Planning Board and nearby abutters told the Hillsborough Planning Board the primary access corridor to the proposed Jost subdivision includes about 800 feet of Class VI Sleeper Road in Washington that is unmaintained by the town, and they asked Hillsborough to restrict future building until access is upgraded.
In a formal letter read into the record, the Washington Planning Board cited RSA 36:55 (Developments of Regional Impact) and explained that the Washington segment of Sleeper Road is unmaintained and that current maintenance of part of the corridor has been provided by a private owner (the Iadonisi property). The Washington board recommended a condition identical to that placed on a neighboring 14.43-acre lot: that the new lot remain non-building until Hillsborough’s section of Sleeper Road is upgraded to Class V.
Nick Cashorali, who is both an abutter and a member of the Washington Planning Board, said the likely effect of development would be to shift the maintenance and traffic burden to Washington taxpayers: “it is simple to see that the burden falls fully on them.” Washington officials acknowledged the present buyer’s stated recreational use but said such statements are nonbinding for future owners. Hillsborough’s Board accepted the Washington board’s concerns and added the requested condition to the approval.
