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Public Works & Safety

The Committee on Public Works & Safety shall be concerned with all the activities in the police department, fire department, the harbor commission and harbormaster, the animal control officer, the parking clerk, and public parking and traffic needs and regulations. The committee reviews matters and activities related to the Department of Public Services, including the Water and Sewer Division and its Commission; and the Highway Division including the engineering department and will include such tasks as but not limited to: street acceptance, layout, construction, repair and maintenance; relocation and discontinuance of public ways; sidewalk placement, repairs and street tree placement, street lighting; snow and ice removal plans, municipal lighting, street sweeping, and city cemeteries; water and sewer services including replacement and construction within or under the public way; storm drains; and requests from public utilities for easements and poles.
 
Currently In Committee:             
  • COMM00663_08_25_2025      Email from Jane Snow re: Coffin Street
  • COMM00690_02_09_2026      Sidewalk Snow and Ice Removal - Enforcement Ownership
  • COMM00694_03_02_2026      Attorney Rainen Title Examination 12-01-2021 (COTW)
  • COMM00697_03_23_2026       Email from Candace Mitchell & Charles Tontar re Coffin Street
  • COMM00698_03_23_2026       Low Street Bike Audit Report and Recommendations
  • COMM00704_04_13_2026      Memo from Anderson Kreiger regarding Coffin Street (COTW)
  • COMM00705_04_27_2026       Letter from Andrew Simpson on CVS Lot Greenleaf St.
  • COMM00708_05_11_2026       Memo on Street and Sidewalk Maintenance Plan (COTW)
  • COMM00710_05_11_2026       2026 DPS Roadway and Sidewalk Plan (COTW)
  • COMM00711_06_01_2026      Temporary Parking Restriction 6/27/26 State St. Annual Library Petting Zoo
  • ODNC00223_05_11_2026        Amend Ch.13 Sec.168 No Parking State Street
  • ORDR00831_04_27_2026        Pole Request Hillside Avenue
  • ORDR00846_06_01_2026        Asphalt Waiver 129 Prospect Street
  • ORDR00849_06_01_2026        Fire Chief Screening Committee
  • ORDR00850_06_01_2026        Coffin Street Status (COTW)

Board Members

Name Title
Afroz K. Khan Chair
Stephanie Niketic Committee Member
Lisa Medina Smith Committee Member