Moses Okokuro

Moses Okokuro, speaking for National Grid Electric Site, appeared before the Everett City Council on Monday, April 27, 2026, to present utility petitions. He opened by greeting the council and identifying himself: “My name is Moses Okokuro. I’m here on behalf of National Grid Electric Site.”

In his first presentation, Okokuro explained that National Grid was requesting approval to install “approximately feet of underground conduits from an existing port on the sidewalk towards Elm Street to serve the customer with electric services.” When asked for clarification during the discussion, he confirmed the work was being done at the customer’s request. He also said National Grid generally prefers to do this type of work during the day and estimated the project would take “a week’s worth of work” at most. He added that the customer would hire a civil contractor to handle the excavation, paving, and related restoration work.

Okokuro also presented a separate petition involving Woodlawn Avenue. He stated that National Grid was requesting to install “approximately feet of conduit from our existing pole towards the park on Woodlawn Ave here in Everett.” In response to questions, he confirmed the conduit was being installed for the city-owned park, described the project as tied to “the park” on Woodlawn Avenue, and noted that he would follow up with council members after the meeting. At one point, he reaffirmed the purpose of the work and answered follow-up questions from councilors.

Later in the meeting, the presiding officer introduced him again, saying, “Moses will now talk to our constituents,” indicating he was again scheduled to address the council on National Grid matters.

No votes by Okokuro were recorded in the meeting data. He appeared as a presenter and responded to council questions, but did not cast any votes or make any formal motions.

At the Everett City Council meeting on Monday, April 13, 2026, Moses Okokuro, identified himself as a National Grid Electric employee based on Smith Street in Malden, opened his remarks with, “Hi. Good evening, councilors,” and, “My name is Moses Okokuro.” He spoke in connection with work on Second Street and related streets, confirming that “there will be additional poles along Second Street.”

Okokuro clarified the purpose of the new poles. He said they are “not primarily… for the street lights,” but are instead part of reliability upgrades and the installation of switching equipment. Referring to the broader project area, he explained that the poles would serve “reliability purposes” and support “new switching equipment… along Second Street and all the way into Boston Street and Third Street.” He also added, “If you just add something to what Sebastian said, we’re actually doing what we call double pole construction. So the existing poles will also still suffice. We run those feeders on that cable, but the new poles are just needed, you know, for switching purposes, reliability.”

During the discussion, he indicated that National Grid would look into lighting-related requests, but the central explanation remained that the work was driven by infrastructure and system reliability needs rather than street lighting. He further noted that the company’s planners continually review projected load and service needs, saying, “our planners are doing constant review… for future growth as, you know, the customers keep expanding. So we have plans to cater to that.”

Okokuro did not cast any votes during the meeting, and no motions were recorded under his name. In response to the council’s discussion, he addressed questions about the purpose of the poles and reaffirmed that the project was a “double pole construction” effort intended to support switching and reliability while leaving the existing poles in place. He also stated, “We have 10 speakers,” reporting the number of public speakers scheduled.