Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 6 PM
Online only
This meeting has happened. Minutes are final.
What happened
3 items of legislation were taken up.
- 1 accepted
- 1 kept in committee
- 1 recommended to be approved with conditions
Agenda 3 items
Notices from the agenda
This meeting was held via Zoom and was called to order by Chair Hardt at 6:01 p.m. and adjourned at 6:19 p.m. on a Roll Call Vote: 3 in favor (Councilors Davis, Wheeler, Hardt), 0 opposed, 0 absent. Others present: Michael Potere – Assistant City Clerk.
(Posted online: 2/6/26 at 11:15 AM)
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Roll Call
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1.
Approval of the Minutes of the Licenses and Permits Committee Meeting of January 21, 2026.
Roll call: 3 aye
- Lance L. DavisAye
- Ben WheelerAye
- Emily HardtAye
- 2. Public Hearing
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2.1.
New Used Car Dealer Class 2 License, USA Auto Hub, 61 Prospect Street, 15 vehicles outside, Mon-Fri: 9am-7pm, Sat: 9am-3pm, Sun: closed.
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3.
Eversource applying for a Grant of Location to install a total of 38 feet of conduit in Warwick Street, from Utility Pole 357/3 to a point of pickup at 16 Warwick Street.
{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\froman\fprq2\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}{\f1\fnil\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}} {\colortbl ;\red0\green0\blue0;} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs24 Chair Hardt noted that this item was carried over from a previous meeting and that a public hearing has previously taken place.\par \par Jacqueline Duffy, representing Eversource, explained that the concerns raised by the abutter have been addressed, and that Eversource has agreed to replace the pole in question and use the existing risers to place the conduit, as those risers are not currently being used.\par \par Chair Hardt sponsored Ward Five City Councilor Naima Sait to speak, who expressed support for this item now that the abutter\rquote s concerns have been addressed.\par \par \ul Chair Hardt moved to condition the license: That a new pole is installed and that the existing risers be used for the new conduit. The motion was approved on a roll call vote of 3 in favor (Councilors Davis, Wheeler, Hardt), 0 opposed.\cf1\ulnone\f1\par }
Roll call: 3 aye
- Lance L. DavisAye
- Ben WheelerAye
- Emily HardtAye