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An application was received from Lesley University requesting permission for 48 temporary banners on Massachusetts Avenue from Everett Street to Upland Road announcing Lesley University with Student Artwork from May 4, 2023 through May 23, 2023
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City of Cambridge
Electrical Department
Banner Permit
Applicants Name: Shawmut Communications / Accurate Graphics Inc.
Address: Shawmut: 310 Jubilee Dr, Peabody MA / Accurate: Lynn, MA
Organization or Business Represented: Lesley University (Dana Dober [phone removed])
Pole locations: Street and pole numbers attach separate sheet if necessary:
48 Poles on Massachusetts Avenue/ See attached
From Everett st To Upland Road
Type Logo, Wording, Insignia: Lesley Logo / Student Artwork (See attached)
Date of attachment: May 4, 2025
Date of removal: May 23, 2023
Contact Person: Shawn Pothier
Telephone: [phone removed]
Cell phone: [phone removed]
Email: [email removed]
Attachments to Poles:
1. Attachments shall be made with proper hardware and shall only be attached with
non-corrosive metal clamps or brackets.
2. Banners attached to poles shall not exceed a total of 1800 square inches,
approximately 18 inches x 48 inches, 24 inches x 36 inches, 24 inches x 48,
or 30 inches x 60 inches. The actual size is subject to required clearances.
3. Banners cannot be attached to wood utility poles.
4. Banners shall have a minimum clearance of:
a. 16 feet over a roadway
b. 12 feet over a sidewalk
5. Banners shall not interfere with or obstruct, or otherwise block any roadway
signs, lighting, or traffic signals.
6. The City reserves the right to remove, or order to be removed any banner deemed
unsafe, not properly installed, or creating a hazard and the applicant may be
subject to costs.
7. An applicant must provide a description of the materials the banner is made of,
method of attachment, and means of installation (contractor name and contact
information).
Approved by:
Mr Mr
Dal: 4/26/23
WHERE CREATIVITY UNFOLDS
Shawmut
COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
Date 4/25/23
Subject: Letter of Intent: Lesley University Pole banner replacement installation
To: Cambridge City Council
From: Shawn Pothier, Shawmut Communications, 310 Jubilee Drive, Peabody, MA 01960
Cell: [phone removed]. [email removed]
Dear honorable City Council,
I am writing to provide a letter of intent from Shawmut Communications on behalf of Lesley University.
We have been contracted by Lesley University to print and install replacement street pole banners on
MASS Ave. We will be taking down old banners, disposing of old and installing new banners (same size
and materials). There are 48 banners in total with 24 installations on each side of MASS Ave (inbound
and outbound). We have contracted Accurate Graphics of Lynn, MA to handle the installation. We have
applied for Crane, Boom, Pump Truck permit with the DPW, supplied pole numbers to the Cambridge
Electrical Department and will be hiring a police detail for the installation to handle traffic. We are
planning for two days to install. The tentative installation date is 5/10-11.
Banner size: 24" × 48" (same as current banners)
Banner material: 18 oz scrim vinyl (same as current banners)
Art: new. 24 banners will have the Lesley University logo front and back. 24 banners will have the Lesley
logo one side and student art on the other. See the supplied PDF for content.
Lesley University contact:
Dana Dober, Director of Marketing Operations, Lesley University. [phone removed]
[email removed]
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Shawn M. Pothier
Shawmut Communications
Date: 4/25/23
Subject: Lesley University MA Ave Banner
From: Shawn Pothier
Description: Banner poles
Outbound Pole Banners - Start address 1617A Mass Ave
Pole number
Address MA Ave
1617A
180-1
Corner of Mellen
182
182-1
184
1651
Corner Wendall
184-1
[phone removed]
188
1687
188-12
190
1701
190-1
1715
192
192-1
194
1735
194-12
[phone removed]
1761
196-12
198
[phone removed]
200
1791
202
1,801
202-12
[phone removed]
1815
204-12
End the corner of MA Ave and Upland Road
Inbound Pole Banners - Start address 1878 Mass Ave
Pole number
Address MA Ave
1878
207
205-12
1868
205
201-12
201
199
197
197
195-12
195
193-12
193
1724
191-12
191
189
187
185-12
185
183-12
183
181-12
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RECOMMENDATION: 24 Student Artwork Banners(Two Sided). 24 Lesley Logo Banners(Two Sided) - Alternating Lesley Logo Banners / Student Artwork Banners
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