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The Council unanimously approved two National Grid utility petitions with conditions and tabled a third involving a deteriorating pole on Floral Avenue pending further investigation. The Council also received public comment on the proposed FY2027 budget, including opposition from six speakers and 10 email commenters to cutting Elections Department language access services.
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National Grid may install a pole near Forest Street and Nevada Avenue and underground conduits near 300 Salem Street, subject to requirements for safety coordination, restoring streets and sidewalks, and protecting cemetery or tree resources. A proposed pole near Floral Avenue and Gordon Street was not approved because residents and councillors sought more information about other deteriorating poles, including one near a school. The FY2027 budget was discussed but not voted on, and the Council authorized a response to an Open Meeting Law complaint by an 8-0 vote, with one councillor voting present.
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