That the Director of Engineering and Commissioner of Public Works discuss with the Committee on Public Utilities and Public Works the feasibility of establishing a Street Preservation Offset Fee or similar pavement-degradation fee, modeled on programs such as Cambridge’s, to help offset the City’s costs associated with utility and other excavations in public streets.

Committee

Sustainability and Infrastructure Committee

Requested by

City Council

Introduced

September 7, 2026

On agenda

September 10, 2026

Enacted

September 10, 2026

Enactment no.

221192

Where it was heard

City Council Sep 10, 2026 Approved and sent for discussion

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