1.     REPORT, Committee on Appointments & Briefings, recommending to the City Council to GRANT the DEMOLITION of 1-3 PINE STREET, (MAP 42, LOT 160) the Cannon Street Power Station.

1a.     COMMUNICATION/DEMOLITION, New Bedford Historical Commission, to City Council, re: BUILDING DEMOLITION REVIEW OF 1-3 PINE STREET, (MAP 42, LOT 160) a Circa 1916, 4-5 story masonry industrial building, known as the Cannon Street Power Station – advising that “the Cannon Street Power Station is a contributing building to the New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Complex National Register District, which derives its historical significance from its association with engineering, architecture and industry, particularly its significance as the chief power generating facility for the City of New Bedford and much of Southeastern Massachusetts during much of the 20th century; the Cannon Street Power Station has been vacant for nearly three decades, has experienced a high level of deferred maintenance and the reuse of the Power Station does not have economic viability as past redevelopment scenarios of the subject site have demonstrated; if the site is not redeveloped it will remain contaminated and underutilized and remain in this condition for the foreseeable future, the Power Station will eventually fall into further disrepair, ultimately requiring demolition, “in light of these findings, the New Bedford Historical Commission has determined that the structure known as the Cannon Street Power Station at 1-3 Pine Street is Historically Significant but is not a Preferably Preserved structure.” (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings – August 19, 2021.)