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City council approves National Grid pole to serve 1130 Eastern Ave amid one dissent
Summary
Malden City Council held a public hearing and voted 8–1 to allow National Grid to install pole 2903-1 on Eastern Avenue to provide three‑phase service and nine exterior meters at 1130 Eastern Ave; Councilor Ryan O'Malley voted no and raised questions about alternatives and paperwork.
Malden City Council voted to approve a National Grid petition to install pole 2903‑1 on Eastern Avenue to provide overhead three‑phase service to 1130 Eastern Ave, an old JRM recycling plant, voting 8–1 with Councilor Ryan O'Malley dissenting.
The vote follows a public hearing during which Zane Juma, the National Grid representative, told the council, “The plan is to install a new pole, pole 2903‑1 on Eastern Avenue to supply power to 1130 Eastern Ave in Malden. The existing pole, 2903, is way too far away from the commercial building to do an overhead service.”
The measure’s backers said the new pole is needed because the property’s planned reuse requires three‑phase service and…
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