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Report of the Committee on Public Utilities and Public Works
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEEON PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC WORKSThe Committee on Public Utilities and Public Works convened on May 11, 2010, with Chairman Sean O?Donovan presiding and Committee Member Alderman Bruce Desmond also present and voting. Also present were Alderman John Connolly, Administrative Assistant Matt Dias, DPW Commissioner Stan Koty, Superintendent of Lines and Lights Steve MacEachern, Bill Zamparelli from NSTAR and interested members of the public.189019 - Double poles:The committee discussed the issue of double poles. Commissioner Koty told the members that there were 158 double poles in the city and that the utility companies have removed 21 to date, bringing the total down to 137. The commissioner suggested that the committee have the utility companies appear every two weeks so that the progress of removing the double poles might be monitored. The item will remain in committee for further action.Alderman Desmond?s motion that the Commissioner of Public Works work with the utility companies to update the double pole list and to remove from the list any pole numbers that contain a reference to the Somerville Fire Department as the last body to perform work on the pole, was approved.The committee will meet on May 25th at 6:00 PM to discuss double poles and power consumption.No papers were acted on.