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Somerville committee conditions Eversource conduit to avoid crossing abutters’ lots at 70 Vernon

Somerville City Licenses & Permits Committee · December 10, 2025
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Summary

The Licenses & Permits Committee approved an Eversource grant of location for 70 Vernon Street but added conditions requiring the conduit and handhole not cross abutting properties and requiring Eversource to meet with abutters to confirm property lines before installation.

The Somerville City Licenses & Permits Committee approved an Eversource grant of location to install 48 feet of conduit in Vernon Street to provide electric service to 70 Vernon Street, but only after adding conditions to protect abutters’ property lines.

Jackie Duffy, an Eversource representative, told the committee the proposed handhole would be set on the customer’s property and that project plans did not show crossing into neighboring lots. Neighbors…

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