That the City Council goes on record in support of the alternative route (S11C) instead of the preferred route (S1A) for Eversource’s plans to connect the proposed substation to existing substations

O-17 FIRST IN COUNCIL August 1, 2022 City of Cambridge COUNCILLOR AZEEM WHEREAS: Eversource has a proposal to place a new high-voltage electrical line along Hampshire St. to connect the proposed substation to existing substations on the alternative route (S11C) instead of their preferred route (S1A); and WHEREAS: Eversource's Preferred Route (S1A) uses Columbia and Hampshire streets while Eversource's Alternate Route (S11C) utilizes the train tracks between Cardinal Medeiros Ave. and Fulkerson St; and WHEREAS: Several residents are concerned that the preferred route (S1A) route would negatively impact over 150 residential units, small businesses as well as hundreds of daily commuters (pedestrians, bicyclists, drivers, and MBTA users); and WHEREAS: Several community members have requested that Eversource consider their Alternate Route (S11C), which utilizes the train tracks between Cardinal Medeiros Ave. and Fulkerson St, to mitigate the negative impacts of running the wires down the S1A preferred route; now therefore be it ORDERED: That the City Council goes on record in support of the alternative route (S11C) instead of the preferred route (S1A) for Eversource’s plans to connect the proposed substation to existing substations.