CANCELED - PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE - POLE PETITION

Under the provisions of the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 166, and any additions or amendments thereto; please be advised that at their meeting of Monday, December 18, 2023, at 7:05 p.m., the Berlin Select Board will consider a request to give permission to Massachusetts Electric Company d/b/a National Grid and Verizon New England, Inc, to locate poles, wires, and fixtures, including the necessary sustaining and protecting fixtures, along and across the following public way:

Power Rd - National Grid to install 1 JO Pole on Power Rd beginning at a point approximately 0 feet northeast of the centerline of the intersection of Conrad Rd and continuing approximately 300’ in a northeast direction. Installing one new Pole # 24-50 at the entrance to Power Rd in Berlin.  This pole is located 300’ from the intersection with Conrad Rd. Location approximately as shown on the plan attached.

Wherefore it prays that after due notice and hearing as provided by law, it be granted location for and permission to erect and maintain poles and wires, together with such sustaining and protecting fixtures as it may find necessary, said poles to be erected substantially in accordance with the plan filed herewith marked- Power Rd - Berlin - Massachusetts.

Also for permission to lay and maintain underground laterals, cables, and wires in the above or intersecting public ways for the purpose of making connections with such poles and buildings as each of said petitioners may desire for distributing purposes.

Your petitioner agrees to reserve space for one cross-arm at a suitable point on each of said poles for the fire, police, telephone, and telegraph signal wires belonging to the municipality and· used by it exclusively for municipal purposes.

The petition can be found on the Town Website under News/Announcements as posted with this Public Hearing Notice:  https://www.townofberlin.com/node/1/news

If you have any questions, you can contact the Select Board Office at 978-310-5919.

This meeting will be held at the Town Hall, Room 206, 43 Linden Street, Berlin, MA 01503.

BERLIN SELECT BOARD

Christine Keefe         Margaret Stone         R. Scott Hawkins