Fall River council approves 26-foot Verizon underground conduit at Lyon and 3rd after quiet public hearing

The Fall River City Council adopted an order approving Verizon New England Inc.’s request to place 26 feet of underground conduit at the intersection of Lyon Street and 3rd Street.

At the start of the meeting the clerk read the petition details: "The petitioner request to place 26 feet of conduit between existing manhole number 465 located at the intersection of Lyon Street and 3rd Street, and running in a northerly direction to existing manhole number 495 located on 3rd Street." The council opened a public hearing on the request; the chair asked for proponents and opponents and none rose to speak. The council closed the hearing and later, when the order appeared on the agenda, moved to adopt it and voted to approve the underground conduit installation.

The petition cited plan number 1708991-1a7x5ml and said the installation was requested to provide service to residents and to support telecommunications distribution. No residents or opponents spoke at the public hearing; the council carried the motion to adopt the order without recorded dissent.

The council did not specify conditions attached to the permit during the meeting; any engineering or permitting conditions that would be enforced by city staff were not recorded on the transcript.