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Municipal leaders press for stronger enforcement to remove utility "double poles"; utilities warn fines could reroute resources
Summary
City and town officials told the committee that double utility poles are a persistent safety and project‑delay problem and urged statutory authority for stronger municipal enforcement to accelerate removal.
City and town officials told the committee that double utility poles — poles left standing in street rights‑of‑way after service transitions or upgrades — remain a persistent safety and project‑delay problem. They asked the legislature to give municipalities a clear enforcement mechanism to accelerate removals.
"It is a ginormous source of frustration for individuals that we just can't get to it faster," Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll said when outlining the bill's enforcement approach.…
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