What: Slope and drainage problems at three neighboring Pleasant Street properties. An engineering evaluation by Haley Ward put one property as the clear priority.
Where it stands: On July 27 the Board voted 4-1 to proceed with engineering for all three properties (Chairman Woodbury voted no). Estimated cost including engineering is about $210,000, plus or minus, and the Board was told funds are available.
Next: Engineering will show whether construction should cover all three properties or only the priority one.
Possibly stale: the latest information is from July 2026; no newer Select Board minutes are posted.
Corey Brodeur of Haley Ward said the firm was first asked to evaluate one parcel; the study expanded to two neighbors. After meeting Town staff and owners, the first parcel stays the highest priority. The other two are generally stable but have issues with slope, sight distance or maintenance.
The estimate for the priority parcel is mainly riprap. Alternatives considered were grass, riprap, and plantings combined with riprap. Plantings could lower cost and look less industrial but take several years to establish; an erosion-control blanket and riprap at the base were also possible.
Drainage: water enters the road near the double catch basin and runs down toward the driveway. Drainage improvements farther up the street could reduce it but are not in the estimate.
Selectman Grigg asked whether the stabilization would address drainage and raised sight distance at one neighboring property. Mr. Brodeur said regrading there would help only a little and that the estimate for it is an option, not a finding that work is required.
Total estimate about $210,000 plus or minus, including engineering; Board told sufficient funds are available.
Motion to proceed with engineering for all three properties (Vice-Chair Viner/Selectman Grigg): Chairman Woodbury no; Vice-Chair Viner, Clerk C. Woodbury, Selectman Grigg and Selectman Letendre yes.