ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS - SPECIAL COMMITTEE
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
7:00 PM

CITY HALL, 133 WILLIAM STREET
NEW BEDFORD, MA 02740
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, SECOND FLOOR, ROOM 214

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AGENDA ITEMS:

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

 

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