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Votes at a glance: Veil Avenue conversion fails; council orders study and approves payment-plan feasibility report
Summary
The council tied on a motion to recommit 19a (5–5), rejected the public-works committee recommendation to adopt the conversion (2–8 on roll call), unanimously approved a study to remove an obstruction and reconnect the road, and adopted item 12e requesting a feasibility report on 35-year payment plans.
Key recorded votes from the session:
- Recommit motion (refer 19a back to public-works committee): tie, 5 yes (Economo, Mitra, Rivera, Toomey, King) — 5 no — motion failed.
- Vote to adopt the public-works committee recommendation to convert Veil Avenue to a public street: recorded roll call produced two yes votes (Economo, Mitra); the committee recommendation failed.
- Motion to request an engineering/administration report on removing the obstruction (tree) and cost to connect the road: adopted by roll call (unanimous 'yes' as recorded).
- Adoption of item 12e (as amended): council voted by roll call to request the city manager, DPW commissioner and CFO provide a feasibility report on extending 10- and 20-year payment plan options to include a 35-year option (approved).
Other votes: referrals of 7b to the planning board and multiple 7-series items to public-works or traffic/parking committees were approved by roll call during the late-night reconvened session.
