Legal Notices

POLE PETITIONS (2) PUBLIC HEARING January 8, 2026, 12:30pm 1. Pole Petition Plan #31195514: Massachusetts Electric Company d/b/a National Grid & Verizon New England, Inc. CHESTNUT STREET National Grid proposes to install 2 new JO Poles on Chestnut Street. ●​ New Pole #7-50 approximately 20 ft. Northeast of Pole #7 ●​ New Pole #7-51 approximately 40 ft. Northwest of new Pole # 7-50 2. Pole Petition Plan #31247634: Massachusetts Electric Company d/b/a National Grid GROVE STREET National Grid proposes to install a 50 ft. Class H1 Mid-span Pole between Pole #45-85 & #46-80 on Grove Street. ●​ New Pole #45-90 beginning at a point approximately 770 ft. North of the centerline of the intersection with Kenwood Circle, between Pole #45-85 and #46-80. In conformity with the requirements of Section 22 of Chapter 166 of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.) you are hereby notified that a Public Hearing will be held in theTraining Room on the third floor of the Municipal Building, 355 East Central Street, Franklin, MA, by the Town Administrator on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 12:30 p.m. upon the two pole petitions attached to this notice and described above. All citizens are welcome to attend public meetings in person. Additionally, in an effort to maximize citizen engagement opportunities, citizens will also be able to participate remotely via Zoom using the following login information: Zoom ID: 891 8864 9327 Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89188649327 Call-In Phone Number: 1-929-205-6099, enter Meeting ID # 891 8864 9327, then press # For additional information call the Town Administrator’s Office at 508-520-4949. Respectfully Submitted by, Julie McCann