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Votes at a glance: New Bedford City Council, Sept. 11, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal votes taken at the New Bedford City Council meeting, including conduit permits, a conservation commission reappointment, a special-permit grant, and procedural motions.
The New Bedford City Council took the following formal actions at its Sept. 11, 2025 meeting. All outcomes below are recorded from in-meeting motions and voice votes.
- Eversource/NSTAR conduit petitions (items 1–4): Council adopted orders to allow short conduit runs and handholes to provide or relocate electric service at 21 Seventh Street, 56561 Allen Street (Wenzel Elementary area), 11 William Street, and 71 Bridal Street. Motions to adopt were made and seconded by councilors; the ayes were recorded and the orders were approved.
- Verizon conduit and MassDOT-related petitions (items 5, 6, 7): Council adopted orders to allow approximately 355 feet of conduit on County Street (to serve an antenna on a light pole) and additional conduit banks at County/Cedar Grove and nearby intersections tied to a MassDOT rehabilitation. Approvals included stipulations: a paid police detail during construction for the County/Hillman job and coordination requirements that Verizon work with affected property owners to set timelines and appropriate property use. Motions were made and seconded and passed by voice vote.
- Motion to receive communication from property owner (Purchase Street): Council received and placed on file written or oral complaints from a property owner who alleged repeated private-property intrusion and damage by contractors associated with city/state utility work; motion passed.
- M1 (mayoral communication on police-chief appointment): Council received the mayor’s communication and later adopted a motion for no further action on that communication (motion made by Councilor Brian Gomes, seconded by Councilor Sean Oliver); the body did not hold a confirmation vote during the meeting.
- M2 and M3 (zoning amendments — solar energy systems and accessory dwelling units): Councilor Linda Morad moved to table both items; motions to table passed by voice vote.
- M4 (reappointment to the Conservation Commission): Council granted the reappointment of Sean M. Carney to the Conservation Commission (term through June 2028). The clerk called the roll and the reappointment passed 10–0.
- Special permit (item 8): The council granted a special permit for Jose Barbosa and Derek Mendez (Escazade de Bonfica, Inc.) for a club or lodge at 34 Beatles Street; motion to grant passed by voice vote.
- Consent and adjournment: The council adopted the consent calendar and adjourned at 8:13 p.m.
Motions were typically adopted by voice vote and recorded as “the ayes have it” unless a roll call was specified. Where the transcript recorded mover and seconder, the votes are noted; for many items the transcript recorded only unanimous voice approval.
