Public Participation

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▶ 6:39 Speaker 4: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

▶ 6:50 Peter D. Mortimer: Mr. President, I make a motion to open the floor for public participation.

▶ 6:54 Speaker 2: second alderman mortimer moves that we commence public participation the motion is seconded by alden borsell on the motion for public participation all those in favor aye aye anyone opposed motion passes this is the portion of our meeting where any member of the public can come forward to the table in the middle of the room and to claim on any issue which is on our agenda for anybody who

▶ 7:19 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: wishes to speak on anything on the agenda this evening motion to close i'm sorry i didn't see

▶ 7:26 Speaker 5: Good evening, Joe Pellerin, 70 Howard Street. I'm just going to make it quick. I saw on the agenda that National Grid is going to be here, I believe, tonight. And I'd just like to talk about double poles within the city. Specifically, I want to talk about the one on Ruggles Street near the intersection of Howard. My son, Brian, was going into the fifth grade when that pole was switched out. Brian's now almost finishing up eighth grade that double pole is still there so I'm just curious if the board could question National Grid and see if we can move some things along I'm sure there's other neighborhoods with the

▶ 8:15 Speaker 2: same issue thanks thank you sir is there anybody else who wishes to speak on any issue that's before us this evening motion to close public participation