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Leominster subcommittee signals support for National Grid and Verizon request to place pole on Pleasant Street
Summary
A Leominster City Council committee reviewed petition 27-26 from National Grid and Verizon New England to install a jointly owned pole and related wiring on Pleasant Street; the subcommittee indicated it would ask the full council to grant the petition after noting National Grid would be available to answer questions.
A Leominster City Council committee of the whole reviewed petition 27-26 on Feb. 9, 2026, a joint request from Massachusetts Electric Company doing business as National Grid and Verizon New England to place poles, wires and related fixtures on Pleasant Street in Leominster.
The moderator read the petition and plan details, including plan number 31199528 (dated Oct. 23, 2025). The filing asks for a jointly owned pole to be installed on Pleasant Street beginning approximately 10 feet east of the center line of the Lisa Drive intersection. The petition also requests permission to lay and maintain underground laterals, cables and wires for connections to poles and buildings as needed.
The record notes National Grid plans to install a push brace on Pole 70 as part of the work and that a previous public hearing on the petition was held Jan. 12, 2026, at 6:40 p.m.; that hearing had been continued to the Feb. 9 meeting. The moderator told the panel they had contacted National Grid and that a company representative (Charlie) would attend the public hearing to answer questions.
Councilors present indicated they had no additional concerns at the subcommittee level. A councilor-at-large moved to adjourn the brief subcommittee meeting; a second was indicated and the moderator closed the session. The moderator said the subcommittee would ask the full city council to grant petition 27-26 if no outstanding concerns remained.
No formal roll-call vote on granting the petition was recorded at the subcommittee meeting; the transcript records verbal assent from those present but does not include a recorded tally. The matter remains subject to the next steps of the city council's formal process.
The subcommittee did not take further action at the Feb. 9 meeting. The petition’s files (plan number 31199528) and National Grid/Verizon representatives are expected to be available at subsequent proceedings to answer any remaining questions.
