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File #: 23-1657    Version: 1
Type: Officer's Communication Status: Placed on File
File created: 11/2/2023 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/9/2023 Final action: 11/9/2023
Enactment date: 11/9/2023 Enactment #: 216270
Title: Commissioner of Public Works conveying updates regarding ten City Council orders approved at the meeting of September 28, 2023.
Attachments: 1. CC Response 9.28.23 DPW orders
Related files: 23-1450, 23-1448, 23-1443, 23-1444, 23-1446, 23-1447, 23-1441, 23-1442, 23-1472, 23-1483

Agenda Summary

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Commissioner of Public Works conveying updates regarding ten City Council orders approved at the meeting of September 28, 2023.

 

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Official Text

To the Honorable City Council:

 

The Commissioner of the Department of Public Works respectfully conveys to this Council a memorandum containing status updates for the following agenda items submitted for the September 28, 2023 City Council meeting:

 

Order: 216028

That the Commissioner of Public Works address the sewage smell around 85 Washington Street.

Order: 216029

That the Commissioner of Public Works place an "Illegal Dumping" sign by the vacant lot on Maine Avenue, parallel to Interstate-93.

 Order: 216030

That the Commissioner of Public Works ensure that the trash bin and adjacent trash outside of the Edgerly School on Otis Street is disposed of regularly and that rodent mitigation efforts are implemented.

Order: 216031

That the Commissioner of Public Works ensure that Knowlton Street is cleaned of any trash not picked up by street sweepers due to cars not having moved on street sweeping day.

Order: 216033

That the Commissioner of Public Works address the potholes on Benedict Avenue.

Order: 216034

That the Commissioner of Public Works pick up the multiple bags of trash at the intersection of

Broadway, Mt. Vernon Street and Lombardi Way.

Order: 216035

That the Commissioner of Public Works conduct regular maintenance of trash and weed removal at the underpass from Broadway into Assembly Row.

Order: 216037

That the Commissioner of Public Works conduct regular maintenance along the medians on East

Broadway.

Order: 216039

That the Commissioner of Public Works clean the empty tree well in front of 38 Pearl Street and install a new tree.

Order: 216093

That the Commissioner of Public Works clear weeds and vegetation on the north fence line of the city-owned lot at 217 Somerville Avenue.

 

Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Jill Lathan

DPW Commissioner