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Select Board approves most National Grid L1 utility petitions; one Still Dock petition continued for abutter follow-up
Summary
The Select Board held public hearings on five related National Grid utility petitions for the L1 project downtown; the board approved most sections after staff conditions and departmental comments, but continued the petition affecting Still Dock/20 Straight Wharf to Feb. 10 to allow National Grid to meet with property representatives.
The Select Board of Nantucket County held public hearings and acted on five utility petitions filed by Nantucket Electric Company/National Grid as part of its L1 project in the downtown area. The petitions covered conduit and cable work at multiple downtown locations; board members closed public hearings and approved four items with staff conditions and one petition was continued so an abutter could receive more information.
The board opened and closed hearings on petitions affecting Broad Street, Easy Street, North Union/India Street, and India Street/Coleman Court (Independence Lane). Planning and public-works staff told the board the work is a narrowed version of the original L1 plans and that the project team aims to start in March and finish before summer. Drew Patnaud, the town’s director of public works, and representatives from National Grid participated in the discussion.
On Broad Street (plan referenced in packet as part of National Grid’s L1 package), the board…
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