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1. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Choquette, requesting, that the Special Committee on Environmental Affairs meet with Atty. Eric Jaikes, City Solicitor, along with the owner of A-1 Asphalt located at 1861 Shawmut Avenue, New Bedford, and the Owner of Pico Stone, located at 104 River Road, New Bedford, in order to discuss the status of the trucking/shipping agreement related to the transportation of materials through the Shawmut Avenue neighborhood behind the New Bedford Airport. (Matter ID #0645) (Referred – May 12, 2026.) (June 09, 2026 – tabled)
INVITEES: Atty. David Gerwatowski, Legal Counsel; Atty. Eric Jaikes, City Solicitor; Manuel Madruga, Owner, Pico Stone Imports & Supply; Danny Romanowicz, Commissioner, Department of Inspectional Services; Representative, A-1 Asphalt, Inc.; Representative, Mayor’s Office; Abutters, Shawmut Avenue Area
2. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Abreu and Council President Pereira, requesting that DPI and any other applicable City department provide the Special Committee on Environmental Affairs a list of all logged calls regarding odor complaints in the South End and surrounding the Sewage Treatment Plant. (Matter ID #1461) (Referred – September 10, 2026.)
INVITEES: Atty. David Gerwatowski, Legal Counsel; Atty. Eric Jaikes, City Solicitor; Jamie Ponte, Commissioner, Department of Public Infrastructure
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