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Millis Select Board approves Eversource conduit on Paddock Lane with abutter‑notification condition
Summary
After a public hearing in which a neighbor pressed for coordination and access protections, the Select Board granted Eversource permission to install about 191 feet of conduit on Paddock Lane, conditioned on advance notice to two adjacent property owners.
The Millis Select Board granted NSTAR Electric Company (doing business as Eversource Energy) permission on Jan. 27 to install underground conduit and manholes along Paddock Lane, but required the company to notify two nearby property owners in advance of any work.
The project petition before the board sought to install approximately 191 feet of conduit to serve 3 Paddock Lane. A separate petition for 5 Paddock Lane was submitted but had not been properly noticed to adjacent property owners and will be taken up separately at the board's Feb. 10 meeting, the town said.
Neighbor Tom O’Connell, who said his driveway abuts Paddock Lane and that electrical boxes and service hardware sit on his property, told the board he had several concerns: Eversource personnel would need to access and dig along his fence line; his yard contains a dog enclosure; and he did not want separate crews to come at different times…
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