Worcester council adopts multiple infrastructure and equipment contracts; approves Axon tasers and several public works bids

The Worcester City Council on Tuesday adopted a package of routine budgeted resolutions authorizing bids or purchases for multiple public works and public-safety items.

Key votes: council approved Resolution 2025-12 to buy the Axon Taser 10 platform and Axon’s virtual-reality training platform for the police department; Resolution 2025-13 to solicit bids for curb ramps (an ADA-linked project tied to a planned 2026 resurfacing); Resolution 2025-14 to solicit bids for the city’s 2025 street resurfacing program; Resolution 2025-15 to solicit bids for phase 3 of the city’s bike loop (a 10-foot shared-use path on East Milltown Road and Melrose Drive); Resolution 2025-16 to solicit bids for bituminous asphalt materials; Resolution 2025-17 to buy a tree-chipper truck and chip box; and Resolution 2025-18 to solicit bids for annual mowing services on city-owned property. Council also agreed not to request a state hearing for a liquor-license transfer (Market Grill LLC, 234 S. Market St.).

Taser purchase: Resolution 2025-12 covers a contract with Axon for Taser 10 and Axon’s virtual-reality training platform. Assistant Chief Rotolo said each trigger pull on the new devices uploads metadata and event data to evidence.com (the city’s body- and in-car-camera storage system), which he described as an accountability and transparency feature. Rotolo told council the department expects to order equipment and start training in April, pending contract signatures and instructor scheduling.

Resurfacing and curb ramps:…