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Select Board grants National Grid petition to install pole for gas-line sensor with placement flexibility
Summary
After questions about sight lines and proximity to a firehouse driveway, the Stockbridge Select Board approved National Grid’s petition to install a pole on D Street to host a pressure sensor for the Berkshire gas line, allowing the utility limited flexibility to shift final placement to avoid underground utilities and reduce sight‑line impacts.
Stockbridge officials on July 13 approved a National Grid petition to install a pole on D Street that will carry a pressure sensor monitoring the Berkshire gas line near the fire station.
A representative on Zoom described the sensor as a pressure device that will report high‑ and low‑pressure events back to the utility’s operations center. The presenter said the pole stake had been placed near recently removed trees and that the pole will sit roughly 10 feet from the road; final placement must avoid underground gas and water mains. "It's for high pressure, low pressure, anything out of the ordinary; it'll send it back to their headquarters and let them know that something's up," the presenter said.
Board members asked about potential sight‑line problems at the firehouse driveway and requested a photo of the stake location; the presenter said crews can push the pole slightly back when they dig but that flexibility is constrained by underground infrastructure. After discussion, the board voted to approve the pole installation while noting on‑the‑record flexibility to shift placement to address sight‑line concerns.
The vote was recorded on the motion to approve the pole installation; board members signaled assent and the chair closed the hearing.
