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- Transfer of $740,283.75 from unreserved balance to salary/contracts accounts: Motion referred to Committee on Finance and passed (motion/second; aye vote recorded). Details on line-item distribution not specified on the floor.

- Transfer of $62,700 to Goddard School crossing account: Funds to come from Woodbridge Station account ($16,929) and 165 Cambridge Road account ($45,771). Motion referred to Committee on Finance and passed.

- Authorization to enter lease with Cummings Properties for temporary relocation of Fire Station Number 4 at 4 F Henshaw Street: referred to Committee on Finance (passed).

- Special-event permits approved:
• Road race at Horn Pond and area streets to raise awareness for substance abuse and mental health, June 8, 2025 — permit granted.
• Flag Day Festival at Liar Park on June 14, 2025 — permit granted.
• Wootenholtz Lions Club charity dog walk at Hawn Pond on April 5, 2025 — petition granted referral to Public Safety and License committee because of request for insurance-waiver consideration.

- Renewal of a common carrier (corporate shuttles) license for 5 Wheeling Avenue: Referred to Public Safety and License committee (passed to committee).

- NSTAR/Eversource petition to install conduit in Industrial Parkway to serve a charger at 240 Mishawam Road: set for public hearing; grant of location later approved with DPW conditions and plan of record to be followed.

- Eversource petition to install approximately 5 feet of conduit to serve an EV charger at 300 Mishawam Road: matter received and referred to Special Permits Committee; public hearing opened and continued.

- Tesla petitions for 425 Washington Street (12 chargers) and 300 Mishawam Road (16 chargers) — communications received, public hearings opened and the council continued both hearings to March 18 and referred both matters to the Special Permits Committee.

- Public hearing: National Grid grant of location to replace and extend gas main on New Boston Street — grant approved with conditions and DPW requirements to be followed; plan of record is the last revised plan dated 02/13/2025.

- Transfers reported by Finance Committee adopted: $767,841.49 moved from salary adjustment to union accounts (SEIU City Hall, Teamsters, Library Union, SEIU DPW/Cemetery) and $300,000 transferred from cemetery perpetual interest account to new cemetery equipment account (motions passed).

- Appointments: Anthony Langone Jr. and Douglas Landau were appointed to the Woburn Redevelopment Authority and referred to relevant committees for confirmation and follow-up.

- Resolve requesting state legislative delegation to update the council’s liaison committee on Massachusetts housing law changes: referred to the committee on liaison (passed).

- Communication in support of a site readiness grant for a New Boston Street opportunity analysis: council authorized the mayor to sign on behalf of the City (passed).

Many items on the agenda were referred to appropriate committees for detailed review; the council recorded votes as “aye” on the floor for the motions listed above. If a roll-call tally is required, the official minutes and clerk’s roll-call record should be consulted.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Woburn City Council 3/4/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of motions, referrals and approvals the council took on March 4, including budget transfers, special-event permits, license renewals, committee referrals and appointments.","taxTitle","Woburn City, Middlesex County, Massachusetts","taxId",78425,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6298784,"Council refers lease to finance committee to relocate Fire Station Number 4 temporarily",23,886000,909000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2500464-27ff9328950499685a776b9865809662&start=886&end=909","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2500464-27ff9328950499685a776b9865809662/thumbnail_886000.jpg","/articles/6298784/Woburn-City/Middlesex-County/Massachusetts/Council-refers-lease-to-finance-committee-to-relocate-Fire-Station-Number-4-temporarily","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6298784-4e6435cafe46f0811b1d71ec59cc4040/orig.mp4?Expires=1771201316&Signature=e3ZD0Ie7t5OZrwoNlbIpFb8~pWNDA7FLzmApIvUhtlbqm2QVbxz2WNFh-AIyz7laFSfjQi6wifAswxo6m01ITLw3btSwO1ngGTV-HUYYz9rnnxDzxvTQPh0A5XfKcaTmMizmpdwpYFkJk3xdqylyOWhKGosoQpamCEiD7JGODJyPd7HPBG6ecKx-SyKl8Tim4rqn5F81CnrtU3z1mnS6I3nhWhv2uVR6JvQrMwF0pjhTaLtz01f7lGcSH4ivPsS9vn8BAEr1N852y~41ziQpYe463BmA081g5bQTG95fXXdxifx4FdFfRGRYDj5mTj9hDFHlL1tTM7Mq06MDa1DRhw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Woburn City Council on March 4 referred to the Committee on Finance an order that would authorize the city to enter a lease with Cummings Properties for temporary relocation of Fire Station Number 4 to premises at 4 F Henshaw Street.

The item was presented as an authorization for a temporary lease; councilors moved to refer the matter to the Committee on Finance for further review and the referral passed. No lease amount or term was specified on the meeting floor; councilors directed the Finance Committee to review the proposed terms before final approval.

The referral means committee review of lease terms, costs and any budgetary implications before the item returns to the full council.","The council voted to refer an order authorizing a temporary lease of premises at 4 F Henshaw Street with Cummings Properties for temporary relocation of Fire Station Number 4 to the Committee on Finance.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6298789,"Woburn council asks city solicitor to prepare potential nuisance declaration for Fort Maywood Terrace; hearing continued",334,2286000,2620000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2500464-27ff9328950499685a776b9865809662&start=2286&end=2620","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2500464-27ff9328950499685a776b9865809662/thumbnail_2286000.jpg","/articles/6298789/Woburn-City/Middlesex-County/Massachusetts/Woburn-council-asks-city-solicitor-to-prepare-potential-nuisance-declaration-for-Fort-Maywood-Terrace-hearing-continued","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6298789-8b2e8c35f59d92d0a48aacfe7ecb8dff/orig.mp4?Expires=1771201316&Signature=OEykDBRzAaND1Opz1K5AwrwfVoPT1uK2zQEKebaQVyhQt7u~ZM~yreBYaqUb6ltzM2Avou5rAKHg2t4j7kpe6MRL7CuOs3uuEinnKbPq1Ar2grqUgbbuYy9FuXyKgU8vyU4zzMkYXVHzj5pQx7De6WnHnfog1yOLcqrixTYZSZZbP~TbPPkaPutla9-wrK8S6wR3dUL7Chw2lkxtEw~vIwAo5SXmNSbHFFiYNK7DAWg6u34Ii0FbuBBntSZM8sNpfTCCXhciCqE2wew2fn0jcYPBUIhK1ruX6MChGMnoj8ZN~EL5CL~gxKmmq3sNNgAAahlLUdXfLI-DEegCu~l~Ig__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Woburn City Council on March 4 addressed ongoing complaints about a property on Fort Maywood Terrace and directed the city solicitor to prepare paperwork to declare the property a nuisance under state law if problems are not resolved.

Councilor Marcela Berwyn introduced the petition to determine whether the property at Fort Maywood Terrace constituted a public nuisance under Massachusetts General Laws, chapter 139, section 1. The property owner, Debbie McLaughlin of 23 Fay Street, Wilmington, spoke to the council and said she is moving out by the end of the month and that physical issues at the property and a vehicle had been removed.

Several neighbors had submitted comments to the council describing repeated neglect and management issues at the property. Councilor Berwyn said she had discussed the matter with the city solicitor and would instead ask the solicitor to prepare formal nuisance-declaration paperwork should conditions not improve by the council’s first meeting in April.

The council opened the public hearing on the matter and later voted to continue the hearing to the first meeting in April and to have the city solicitor prepare the potential nuisance declaration documents for consideration at that time. Councilors said the aim is to allow the owner time to complete promised corrections while preserving the council’s ability to act if the conditions persist.

The council also received a resident letter submitted for public record that requested fines and other enforcement if the landlord did not address the property’s condition.","The council heard neighbors' complaints about ongoing problems at a property on Fort Maywood Terrace, received the owner’s update, and voted to ask the city solicitor to prepare paperwork to declare the property a nuisance if issues are not resolved by the first April meeting.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6298794,"Woburn Council continues hearings and refers three EV charging proposals amid zoning and parking concerns",845,1456000,2301000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2500464-27ff9328950499685a776b9865809662&start=1456&end=2301","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2500464-27ff9328950499685a776b9865809662/thumbnail_1456000.jpg","/articles/6298794/Woburn-City/Middlesex-County/Massachusetts/Woburn-Council-continues-hearings-and-refers-three-EV-charging-proposals-amid-zoning-and-parking-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6298794-267b88e76b0e30619a707e503008dc9f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771201316&Signature=Eyyfvqv8bfTEcRZXrzpjVudTkROZspu8tMqXemr6~EuDUmm5nzmUIZNVJkSuwrciGMHy76CAnFdCMZhIOriPYC7oFH-01cOUEw43DaoSm55rhvHWmgmuTj8uhKK-n8qEIvYqFZ79cK1EjSg8BkgI8uDuNfLTvWEG5XGbzKWqlmHDzBmDvZ4vehMN3yO7t7pO0LCdyH0LcvQrV-dtXMoft8tAsYRbZe2djEMGOsDW9Jp4bphG2e8FK9z9dM8XNz-GYv7dHO678BhYMqHRoL7kXPfd9arvLM4xPoyQksL0vgum88yLyEmJbsd9tFhvjUCwwmR4mzd43Rh5Rkw0iu6Now__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Woburn City Council on March 4 heard three petitions to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure at Woburn sites, opened public hearings and referred the projects to the Special Permits Committee for further review.

Matt Tilden, a project manager at DuBier Engineers representing Tesla, described plans for a supercharger station at 425 Washington Street that would include 12 charge posts and associated electrical equipment, and a separate proposal for 300 Mishawam Road that the company described as using prefabricated supercharger units (PSUs). Jackie Duffy of Eversource Energy described two separate utility petitions to install short conduit runs to provide electric service for chargers at Mishawam Road addresses.

Councilors pressed petitioners for technical details and raised zoning and parking impacts. Councilor Bullock said the 425 Washington Street site is adjacent to residential properties and asked for a site survey showing buffers and equipment placement, saying the stations “could not be up against the residential property.” Councilor Melissa Brown noted the Woburn Mall site is in a 40R zoning district with restricted permitted uses and asked that the building inspector review the plans and provide a memo addressing parking, signage and snow storage.

Tilden said the 425 Washington plan would use conduits from an existing pole to feed a transformer and switchgear and that the chargers would be placed on the Washington Street side of the property rather than the residential side. Regarding the Mishawam Road PSU approach, Tilden said the prefabricated slabs encapsulate the conduits and switchgear and generally feed underground, reducing above-ground utilities.

Councilors voted to receive communications and open public hearings. For the 425 Washington Street petition, the council voted to continue the hearing to the council’s March 18 meeting and to refer the matter to the Special Permits Committee. For the 300 Mishawam Road petition, the council likewise continued the public hearing to March 18 and referred it to the Special Permits Committee. Earlier in the meeting a related utility petition to install conduit in Industrial Parkway to serve a charger at 240 Mishawam Road was set for public hearing.

Councilors said they expect the Special Permits Committee and building inspector to examine survey plans, parking impacts and whether the proposed uses conform to the 40R zoning at the mall. Councilor Brown moved that the building inspector provide a formal memo and the council voted in favor of seeking that review.

The petitions will return to the council after committee review and additional technical input from city departments; the council set the next public hearing date as March 18 for the continued items.","The City Council reviewed petitions from Tesla and Eversource to install fast chargers at three Woburn sites, opened or continued public hearings and sent the matters to the Special Permits Committee after councilors raised zoning and parking concerns at the Woburn Mall and nearby properties.","actionData","errors"]

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