BOS minutes 07-26-16

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Minutes
Board of Selectmen
July 26, 2016
Memorial Hall, 801 Washington Street, Canton, MA
Salah Meeting Room
7:00 p.m.
Present: Robert E. Burr Jr., Chairman, Mark J. Porter, Vice-Chairman, Kevin T. Feeney, Clerk, Victor D.
Del Vecchio, Member, John J. Connolly, Member, Charles J. Aspinwall, Town Administrator, Jennifer
Kemalian, Administrative Secretary.
Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
A moment of silence was held for John Flood, former State Representative and Canton resident who
passed away suddenly.
Motion was made to open the public hearing on the petition on behalf of Verizon New England and
Nstar Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy to relocate one (1) utility pole on Washington Street.
Motion: Mr. Feeney Second: Mr. Del Vecchio Vote: 5-0
It was noted that notification requirements had been met by sending notices of the public hearing to all
required abutters. The petition had been reviewed by the Department of Public Works and is being
favorably recommended. Kelly Ann Corriea, Verizon New England, explained that that utility pole
needed to be moved to accommodate a new roadway that was being constructed for a new
development in Canton off of Washington Street.
Motion was made to approve the petition from Verizon New England and Nstar Electric Company d/b/a
Eversource Energy to relocate one (1) utility pole on Washington Street as outlined in the plan and
described by the Verizon representative.
Motion: Mr. Feeney Second: Mr. Del Vecchio Vote: 5-0
Motion was made to close the hearing.
Motion: Mr. Feeney Second: Mr. Del Vecchio Vote: 5-0
Spectra Energy Access Northeast Pipeline Discussion
M r. Burr explained that the Board of Selectmen had received numerous requests from the No Canton
Pipeline group to be allowed to speak at a meeting in opposition to the Algonquin Pipeline project. He
noted that the Board had also invited Spectra Energy to the meeting so both sides could be heard.