Select Board approves 28-pole utility project and business licenses
The Select Board unanimously approved a Reading Municipal Light Department project to install 28 utility poles and 10 conduits on Ballardvale Street for a new electrical substation.
Town Manager · Meeting of April 13, 2026
WILMINGTON — The Select Board unanimously approved a Reading Municipal Light Department project to install 28 utility poles and 10 conduits on Ballardvale Street for a new electrical substation. The board appointed Theresa Marciello, Elderly Services Director, to the Lowell Regional Transit Authority Board following Wilmington's admission into the regional system. The board issued farmers market winery licenses to Jeff Venuti and Noel A.
Powell on alternating weeks starting June, hawk and peddle ice cream licenses to Aidel Alkhatatbeh and Adam Alhazaimeh, and approved an alcohol license for a May 14 library event. During public comment, resident Zohar Shushan sought the board's review of residential zoning bylaws limiting vehicles for home-based businesses.
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Source: the Town Manager meeting of April 13, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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