City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 208984

• File #: 208984
• Version: 1
• Type: Order
• Status: Approved
• File created: 10/8/2019
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 10/10/2019
• Final action: 3/12/2020
• Enactment date: 10/10/2019
• Enactment #: 208984
• Title: That the City Solicitor take all actions available to enforce any applicable law or regulation requiring utilities to remove wires that are no longer in use.
• Sponsors: Lance L. Davis, Jesse Clingan, Ben Ewen-Campen, Wilfred N. Mbah, Jefferson Thomas ("J.T.") Scott, Stephanie Hirsch, Mary Jo Rossetti, Mark Niedergang, Katjana Ballantyne, Matthew McLaughlin

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/12/2020	6	City Council	Work completed
3/11/2020	5	Licenses and Permits Committee	Work completed
2/12/2020	4	Licenses and Permits Committee	Kept in committee
11/25/2019	3	Licenses and Permits Committee	Kept in committee
10/10/2019	2	City Council	Approved

  Agenda Text

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That the City Solicitor take all actions available to enforce any applicable law or regulation requiring utilities to remove wires that are no longer in use.

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Official Text

That the City Solicitor take all actions available to the City to enforce any applicable law or regulation requiring utilities to remove wires that are no longer in use, including without limitation MGL Chapter 166 Sections 30 and 33.

<https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter166/Section30>

<https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter166/Section33>