LIVE: Quincy City Council Meeting - October 5, 2026

The Quincy City Council meeting on October 5, 2026, included utility-location hearings, capital planning, and a review of the Quincy Center MBTA station’s redevelopment. The council approved National Grid’s utility grant of location for work on Chestnut Street (2026-130); a separate National Grid pole relocation near Bayview Avenue and Homestead Avenue (2026-131) was held in committee after a councilor raised concerns about notifying the affected resident and the recently paved street. Councilor Yuen’s proposed ordinance requiring an annually updated, rolling five-year capital improvement plan—with project costs, schedules, and funding sources, including borrowing, grants, and city funds—was referred to the Ordinance Committee. A resolution seeking an update on Quincy Center Station redevelopment, including the MBTA’s approximately $96 million investment under project P1165 and project milestones, was referred to the Oversight Committee; no contract award was made.

The council unanimously approved a resolution directing $136,000 in restitution related to the former Council on Aging director’s theft to the Council on Aging Gift Account and requiring notice to the council when payments are received. The Ordinance Committee also began a process for researching comparable municipal salaries and public input on future mayoral and council raises, with data collection planned before further analysis and hearings; no raise amounts were set. No other procurement awards or RFP decisions were identified.