CITY OF WORCESTER

Public Works Committee Meeting

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Esther Howland (South) Chamber

5:00 P.M.

Mayor
Joseph M. Petty

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Clerk of the City Council
Nikolin Vangjeli

Committee Members

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Order - That the City Council Standing Committee on Public Works hereby approves the minutes of the Public Works Committee meeting on November 13, 2024.

Daniel Rubino and Jamie Epstein request the resurfacing relative to the damage on Chevy Chase Rd. from construction rerouting be prioritized following completion of the construction on Brattle St.
# 8b CC September 17, 2024

In Committee November 13, 2024 - Held

Ayodele Talabi request Grand St. be resurfaced.
# 18j CC November 12, 2024

Ayodele Talabi request Armory St. be resurfaced.
# 18i CC November 12, 2024

Kathy Hagan request street resurfacing on Moreland St. from 277 Moreland St. to 281 Moreland St.
# 8c CC November 12, 2024

Evan C. Corrigan request replacement of streetlights on West Mountain St. at the intersections of Frontage Rd. and Brooks St. due to the limited invisibility when viewing at an angle (see attached map).
# 8h CC November 12, 2024

Barbara Strogoff request installation of streetlight to the telephone pole in front of 6 Virginia Rd.
# 10a CC October 15, 2024

John Yanczewski request installation of a light fixture on pole #6 at 83 Richland St.
# 7f CC October 8, 2024

Carl Almonor and Thalya Cortes request installation of streetlight on Pearson St.
# 8b CC June 18, 2024

Katherine Sakaloglou request installation of a streetlight on Santuit Ln.
# 8a CC January 16, 2024

Chad LaBove request installation of a streetlight at 33 Beeching St.
# 9e CC January 9, 2024

Andrea Joinville request installation of streetlights on Officer Many Familia Way from the intersection of Belmont St. to Worcester Technical High School.
# 8c CC October 24, 2023

Klajdi Kosovrasti and David Holden request installation of street light across from 36 Lanesboro Rd.
# 7a CC October 3, 2023

Dianne Sanderson et al. request installation of street light at the intersection of Newbury St. and Pleasant St.
# 8b CC June 20, 2023

Gianna Carlson request installation of streetlight in the vicinity of the crosswalk in front of 157 Mountain St. West.
# 9c CC February 14, 2023

Sheila Bilotta et al. request installation of additional street lights on Dallas St.
# 8b CC January 31, 2023

Maria Montano request installation of additional lighting along the overpass walkways located on Cambridge St. near Richard St.
# 7a CC December 13, 2022

Order of Councilor George J. Russell - Request Standing Committee on Public Works hold a meeting to draft a policy relative to the creation of “Honorary Street Names.” Said policy should include, but not be limited to: 1) what or who should be eligible for honorary street names; 2) whether the policy should be limited to Worcester residents/past Worcester residents; 3) whether business names should be included; 4) causes that would justify passage of an honorary street name title; and 5) whether passage should be limited to a certain number of years, decades or centuries that the entity gained notoriety. Further, request City Manager request City Solicitor and Commissioner of Public Works and Parks provide guidance and recommendations of best practices used in other Municipalities, at said meeting to aid the Committee in drafting the Honorary Street policy.
# 12i Tuesday, August 27, 2024

In Committee October 23, 2024 - Held