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Council waives excavation moratorium to allow gas-service upgrade at 899 Washington Street with DPW conditions
Summary
The Braintree Town Council unanimously granted a petition allowing National Grid to increase gas service to 899 Washington Street (Richmond Hardware), waiving the town's excavation moratorium and imposing DPW restoration and traffic-control conditions.
The Braintree Town Council on April 29 unanimously voted to grant a property owner petition to allow excavation for a gas-service upgrade at 899 Washington Street, commonly identified in the hearing as Richmond Hardware. The council waived the town's 2015 excavation moratorium for this specific work and approved permit conditions recommended by the Department of Public Works (DPW).
The council's action followed a unanimous favorable recommendation from the Department of Public Works committee earlier the same evening. A town staff representative told the council the gas main sits about eight feet from the granite curb on the same side of the street as the property and that the work will be within an on-street parking lane rather than the roadway proper.
DPW staff outlined required restoration, including…
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