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Municipal officials tell Prague committee Eversource is billing towns for utility relocations on local projects
Summary
Multiple towns reported invoices or threatened invoices from Eversource for utility relocations tied to locally funded street and sidewalk projects, with at least one New Britain invoice for $54,000; the committee agreed to convene a working group and seek CT DOT and commissioner assistance.
Municipal representatives told the Prague Transportation Committee on April 20 that Eversource has been charging towns for utility relocations on locally funded projects, sometimes classifying work as a "betterment" or "beautification" that the company says municipalities must pay.
Jason Out Outlaw of New Britain said his city received a $54,000 invoice last June for temporary relocations needed to install a traffic-signal mast arm foundation. "Eversource has told us they will not perform any work until we pay that $54,000 invoice," Jason said, describing…
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