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Lawrence committee presses utilities on long‑standing 'double pole' problem, cites city ordinance
Summary
Committee members urged National Grid and other utilities to remove duplicate utility poles faster, cited ordinance 8.24.0.02 requiring pole removal within 90 days (or six months for long projects), and directed city departments to inventory remaining 'double pole' tickets while seeking a legal clarification on pole ownership.
The Lawrence City Ordinance & Intergovernmental Relations Committee pressed utility companies on the city's backlog of “double poles” and asked staff for quicker action, citing an existing city ordinance that sets time limits for removal.
During Tuesday's remote meeting, a committee member reported recent meetings with National Grid and representatives from city departments and said there were hundreds of open tickets related to duplicate poles. He said department counts given to the committee were: Department of Public Works (previously 62 tickets, reduced to 11 after data updates), Information Technology 38,…
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