approve2024-094
Approve pole petition 2024-094 (Oakland St) with the stipulations that National Grid notify Dig Safe and locate poles no less than 36 inches outside the street pavement.
2024-094 · LICENSE · INFRASTRUCTURE · 2024
ORDER FOR JOINT OR IDENTICAL POLE LOCATIONS
City Council approves National Grid and Verizon's plan to relocate a pole on Oakland Street and install related poles and underground lines, with construction standards and coordination requirements to protect the public right of way.
approved NEIGHBORHOODSPECIFIC PROPERTY
- STEP 1SubmittedJUL 23 2024
- STEP 2 · CURRENTApprovedJUL 23 2024
AI summary · plain-language
This ordinance grants authority for a joint pole installation/relocation project by National Grid and Verizon along Oakland Street in Amesbury. It relocates Pole #6 and adds a new pole near Morrill Street/Oakland Street to support distributed electrical and communications services, and authorizes underground laterals to connect to the poles and nearby buildings. The order sets construction standards (poles of sound timber, at least 20 feet high) and requires coordination with the DPW and Water/Sewer, advance staking, and Dig Safe compliance, ensuring the work stays within the public right of way and respects snow storage space.
Key provisions
§1 Authorizes joint pole locations for National Grid and Verizon along Oakland Street, including relocating Pole #6.
§2 Allows underground laterals and distribution wiring to connect to the poles and buildings.
§3 Requires poles to be sound timber and placed per WR#30628400 with wires not less than 20 feet above ground.
§4 DPW/Water/Sewer coordination required; National Grid must stake the site, perform Dig Safe, and keep poles 3-4 ft from pavement.
Discussed at meetings
City CouncilREVISED City Council Meeting