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At-a-glance: Somerville City Council votes and committee referrals, March 13, 2025
Summary
The council recorded multiple unanimous roll-call approvals on utility grants, appropriations for retroactive union payments, home-rule petitions and bond authorizations; several orders were referred to committee for follow-up.
What the council approved
- Eversource grants of location (public hearings): The council approved two grants of location for Eversource to install conduit and manholes to provide electric service to new residential buildings at 121 Prospect Street (32 units) and 162 Summer Street (24 units). Both items were approved after public hearings and brief sponsor comments.
- Collective bargaining retroactive appropriations (items 10.23 and 10.24): The council approved two mayoral requests to appropriate $1,073,189 and $1,810,905 from the salary and wage stabilization/contingency funds to departmental personal-service accounts to fund retroactive payments under a collective bargaining settlement with the Somerville Municipal Employees Union, Unit B. The roll call recorded all councilors present voting in favor.
- Bond authorization for FY25 water-main rehabilitation: Finance committee recommended and the council approved a $7,600,000 bond authorization for the FY25 water-main…
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