Unitil Pole Petitions

At a glance

What: Unitil asked the Council for new or relocated utility poles in four petitions. Two public hearings were held September 2 and both were granted 10-0.
Next: Petitions 169-26 (Beekman Street and Salem Street pole relocation) and 170-26 (a new pole on Alpine Road) were referred to a public hearing on October 20, 2026; minutes of that meeting were not yet posted.

145-26, Fairmount Street: a new pole about 213 feet from Daniels Street and 326 feet from Clarendon Street. Kimball of Unitil said the existing wires are antiquated and heavy and the new pole is needed to support new wires. Hearing 7:24 to 7:25 PM; no one spoke for or against. Granted by unanimous consent, 10-0.
146-26, Alpine Road: four new poles (33 to 36) between about 185 and 595 feet from McIntire Road. Kimball said the customers had bought the properties, four separate lots were being developed for homes, and the power lines had to be extended. Hearing 7:26 to 7:30 PM; no one spoke for or against. Granted 10-0.

169-26: Pole 8 on Salem Street, near Beekman Street, would move about 26 feet from its original location, about 80 feet from Beekman Street and 415 feet from Spruce Street.
170-26: new midspan Pole 30A on Alpine Road, about 52 feet from existing Pole 30 and 997 feet from the McIntire Road intersection.

189-26 (Crawford St) and 190-26 (Wilmot St) were introduced at the November 4 meeting and set for public hearing at the November 17 meeting.

Petitions 189-26 and 190-26 on the agenda, set for hearing November 17.

Petitions 169-26 and 170-26 referred to a public hearing on October 20.

Hearings on 145-26 and 146-26; both granted 10-0.