’26 Article 25 – Anns Terrace Drainage Study – $80,000 UFB

To see if the Town of Hampton will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $80,000 for the purpose of conducting a survey and preliminary design of a new drainage system in the area of Ann’s Terrace for the purpose of alleviating flooding and creating a drainage system that does not currently exist, said funds to come from the Unassigned Fund Balance.   This will be a non-lapsing appropriation per RSA 32:7 VI and shall not lapse until the work is completed or by March 31, 2031, whichever is sooner.

What it means: This Article seeks to fund a survey and preliminary design for a drainage system for the area of Ann’s Terrace which currently has no municipal drainage system.

Those in favor say: Ann’s Terrace is flat and is routinely flooded by rain and snow melt. Long-term residents have seen flooding conditions worsen with more intense storms, continued development and granted variances, adversely affecting an already strained drainage area that has no municipal drainage system. Residents have done what they can by preserving natural drainage paths, maintaining French drains and the use of sand bags.  Ann’s Terrace is not located in a flood zone but basements and garages flood from the run-off waters.  Municipal drainage would also benefit residents of the entire area including Ann’s Lane and Dearborn Ave.

No one spoke against this Article at Deliberative Session

Fiscal impact: No tax impact in 2026, as the funds will be withdrawn from the Unassigned Fund Balance.