Utilities committee approves National Grid pole relocations and underground conduit to serve Lynn Harbor Park and local residences

The Lynn City Council Utilities Committee on Feb. 11 held a public hearing and approved four National Grid petitions: relocation of an existing joint‑use pole at Linfield Street/Parker Avenue, installation of a new pole for 112 Jefferson Ave to address a low secondary service, installation of a joint pole at the end of Hanson Street to serve lighting for Lynn Harbor Park, and related underground conduit to feed the park’s new streetlights.

A National Grid representative, Jose Luis Azurdia, described the Linfield/Parker petition as a roughly 10‑foot pole relocation to prevent repeated truck strikes at a driveway. "In this case, we're requesting to relocate an existing pole, approximately 10 feet. The current spot keeps getting hit from the trucks pulling in and out of the property," he told the committee during the public hearing.

Azurdia said the 112 Jefferson Ave petition would address safety concerns caused by a low‑hanging secondary service and that the Hanson Street work included both a pole for lighting and a short run of underground conduit from the new pole to feed the lights for the new Lynn Harbor Park. After public‑hearing testimony and a brief statement of support from Councilor Hogan, the committee moved, seconded and voted to carry the petitions.

Committee members recorded unanimous votes at the meeting where the petitions were on the agenda. Staff said the Hanson Street work is tied directly to the Lynn Harbor Park project and the conduit portion will span a short distance from the new pole into private property to connect the lighting service.

The committee adjourned after approving the petitions with no additional conditions recorded in the transcript.