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Falmouth board approves Verizon/NSTAR conduit for 48 Research Road
Summary
The Select Board unanimously approved a petition from Verizon and NSTAR/Eversource to install about 1,495 feet of 4-inch conduit to serve 48 Research Road, a building identified as a Social Security Administration project, following a DPW hearing and a town engineer recommendation.
On Dec. 19, 2024, the Falmouth Select Board unanimously approved a petition from Verizon and NSTAR Electric Company (doing business as Eversource Energy) to install approximately 1,495 feet of 4‑inch conduit on Research Road to provide telecommunications distribution to 48 Research Road.
Mister Renshaw, speaking for town staff, told the board that Verizon submitted the petition and that a Department of Public Works public hearing was held Dec. 18. "As madam chair indicated, 48 Research Road, which, we've identified is a Social Security Administration project," Renshaw said, adding that the town engineer recommended approval. "It's my recommendation that select board move to approve petition of North Star Electric Company doing business as Eversource Energy and Verizon New England Incorporated for permission to install ... approximately 1,495 feet on Research Road as has been presented," he said.
A board member moved to approve the petition; the motion was seconded and carried by unanimous voice vote. No individual roll-call vote totals were recorded on the transcript.
The board noted the conduit route runs adjacent to a municipal police training facility currently under construction, but Renshaw clarified the conduit and the police training electrical work are separate projects. The DPW hearing and the town engineer's recommendation were the steps cited by staff as the basis for the Select Board's action.
With the Select Board's approval, the order to authorize the conduit location will be executed by the town as presented. No permits, construction schedule details or funding sources beyond the applicants' filings were specified in the transcript.
