Utility Pole and Conduit Petitions October 13

At a glance

• What: Ten public hearings on National Grid, Comcast and Verizon petitions for conduit and poles at locations including Johnson Street, Ocean Street, Reservoir Road, Market Street, High Street, Blossom Street (new Plumbers Warehouse building), Friend and Silsby Streets, James Street and Riley Way.
• Where it stands: All approved; several with conditions to restore sidewalks and streets to their prior condition and to coordinate with other work. Four petitions tabled earlier were taken off the table and approved.

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Sources

• 2026-10-13 - City Council
• 2026-10-13 - City Council Committees

Log

2026-10-13 - City Council Committees

Councilors asked about disruption and street repaving; no one spoke against any petition.

2026-10-13 - City Council

The Utilities Committee report was accepted. The council also set down two new hearings: a National Grid pole on Essex Street and a replacement gas regulation station on Summer Street at Austin Square, and approved an easement to National Grid near 671 Washington and Summer Street to replace three poles and add an anchor, 11-0 on roll call.