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Select Board approves Eversource conduit installation on Windsor Road; company seeks reprioritization of winter projects
Summary
The Select Board unanimously approved Eversource’s petition to install 46 feet of underground conduit on Windsor Road to serve a new home at 111 Windsor Road. Eversource also asked the town to reprioritize winter work to repair leaks on Parrish Road; the board discussed and did not formalize a separate vote.
The Select Board on Feb. 11 voted to approve and sign an Eversource petition to install 46 feet of conduit in Windsor Road to provide underground service to a new house at 111 Windsor Road. The board’s approval was moved, seconded and recorded as unanimous.
Eversource representatives also notified the board that they are asking to reprioritize scheduled winter work to respond to leak concerns on Parrish Road. Town staff said Eversource may not operate more than two active winter work sites simultaneously under current town direction; the company requested the board’s informal concurrence to delay work at Wilshire and Prince streets until the Parrish Road repairs are complete. Town officials said they would monitor the situation and that certain leak conditions could trigger emergency work under state protocols, which would change the timing and possibly the number of active sites.
What the board voted
- Motion to approve Eversource’s petition for 46 feet of conduit in Windsor Road (vote recorded as unanimous). The motion directed town staff to sign the petition and notify Eversource.
What happens next
Eversource will obtain the town’s signature on the petition and proceed with permitting and scheduling for the conduit installation. The reprioritization request will be tracked administratively; town staff said they would notify the board if the leak classification changed and emergency authority were invoked.
Why it matters
The conduit petition is routine utility work under town permitting processes; the reprioritization request reflects winter utility maintenance planning and the town’s need to balance traffic, public safety and worksite coordination during the construction moratorium.
