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Select Board approves National Grid pole relocations on Williamsville Road after discussion of unpaid notices and unapproved poles
Summary
The Hubbardston Select Board approved National Grid and Verizon petitions to relocate and install utility poles on Williamsville Road, while board members and residents raised concerns that some poles were installed without required hearings and that invoices for public notices remained unpaid.
The Hubbardston Select Board on June 16 approved petitions from National Grid and Verizon to relocate and install utility poles on Williamsville Road, voting to grant locations “substantially in accordance with the plan filed” while reserving follow-up on related compliance issues.
The petitions cover moving several poles to the south side of Williamsville Road as part of a Massachusetts Department of Transportation project that crosses the Burnshirt River. “This is a project to relocate electrical lines to the south side of Williamsville Road between Pole 151 and Pole 146,” National Grid representative Colton Marshall told the board, describing the work as a coordinated effort with MassDOT to straighten spans and move poles to accommodate the bridge project.
The approval came after residents and board members raised complaints about other pole installations that residents say occurred…
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