Hildreth and Stevens Street Utility Poles
At a glance
- What: two Mass Electric/Verizon (National Grid) joint pole petitions before the City Council, on Hildreth Street and Stevens Street.
- Where it stands: resolved, per auto-captions. The Stevens Street pole was approved 2026-08-17; the Hildreth Street petition was withdrawn without prejudice on 2026-09-28.
- Next: National Grid plans to redesign the Hildreth work to avoid a midspan pole there.
Hildreth Street
- The public hearing was opened 2026-08-17 and continued twice while the council awaited more information from the applicant and the city engineer (Thomas DiPersio, apparently, captioned "Dersio").
- Withdrawn without prejudice on 2026-09-28 because National Grid plans to redesign the work to avoid a midspan pole there.
Stevens Street
- A similar petition for a 45-foot midspan pole with a recloser (near Pemberton/Pembroke Street) was approved the same night (2026-08-17) with the city engineer's conditions.
- Councilor Oram asked that work crews stage so as not to block driveways given nearby gas line construction.
Other pole petitions (July 2026)
- 2026-07-20: 50-foot poles with reclosers on Pleasant Street and Sudbury Street were approved 10-0 with the city engineer's conditions. The applicant's representative explained the recloser shuts off power automatically when a tree falls on a line, limiting outages.
- The Hildreth Street (P850) and Stevens Street (P5250) petitions were first referred to the city engineer on 2026-07-20, with hearings set for 2026-08-17.
Status
- Resolved, per auto-captions: the Stevens Street pole was approved 2026-08-17, and the Hildreth Street petition was withdrawn without prejudice on 2026-09-28.
Discussion time
About 16 minutes across 4 meetings (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 - City Council | 1 |
| 2026-09-14 - City Council | 1 |
| 2026-08-17 - City Council | 6 |
| 2026-07-20 - City Council | 8 |
Log
- 2026-09-28 - City Council - Hildreth Street petition withdrawn without prejudice on Councilor Fucillo's motion; National Grid to redesign.
- 2026-09-14 - City Council - Hildreth Street hearing continued again to September 28 pending more information.
- 2026-08-17 - City Council - Hildreth Street hearing opened and continued to September 14 at the council president's request; Stevens Street pole approved with city engineer's conditions.
- 2026-07-20 - City Council - Hildreth and Stevens Street petitions referred to the city engineer, hearings set for August 17; Pleasant Street and Sudbury Street poles approved 10-0 with conditions.