Boscawen Technical Review Committee approves $17,108.49 in impact fees for Corn Hill Road repairs

Conner Bailey, DPW Director, presented a request to use road impact fees to pay the town’s share of chip-seal repairs on Corn Hill Road, saying the calculation was based on building permits filed during the relevant timeframe.

"Total project quote referenced as approximately $113,044; request for the remaining road impact fee funds," Bailey said, citing the project estimate and the portion the town would seek from impact fees. Committee members questioned which permit work represented net new growth and agreed to remove several non-qualifying items before finalizing the growth-share calculation.

During discussion, members identified specific permit items to exclude from the growth calculation — breezeway work, three-season porch work, and work tied to Dan Remillard’s property — and said they would review finished-basement permit entries before completing the recalculation. Committee members noted that, even after removing those items, the requested fee amount remained substantially under the share of project cost attributable to growth.

Katie Phelps moved to approve the request for impact fees for roads in the amount of $17,108.49, with the amendments discussed; Tim Kenney seconded. The committee voted "all in favor," and the motion passed. The committee directed staff to forward the approved request to the Select Board for its next meeting (potentially Oct. 7) and to the Planning Board (noted as Oct. 6) for any additional review.

The committee opened the item as part of new business and completed action during the Sept. 18 meeting; no additional funding sources were adopted during the session.