PITTSFIELD, Mass. — One city councilor has a clear message for project applicants: "Make sure I can read your map."

Councilor at Large Earl Persip III was the lone vote in opposition to utility pole petitions from Eversource and Verizon New England on Tuesday night. The companies plan to install one new pole, relocate two existing poles, and set two anchor poles on Peck's Road for the Onota Brook bridge replacement.

The bridge was closed to traffic last month because of rapid deterioration and awaits a full reconstruction.

"I can't read the map. I don't know where the pole is going. I've said it a billion times. I say we table this until we get a map," he said.

"I can't approve anything that I can't see. I don't know where the pole is going, no one can show me where the poles are going, so I'm voting no. I've said this a zillion times to many, many people, many, many different organizations. If we can't read maps, how do we approve anything?"

Two maps were provided in the packet: one with an illegible outline of the intersection of Onota Street and Peck's Road with markers for the pole and another with a legible outline of the area. They are just drawings of the road and not an aerial photographic view.

Commissioner of Public Services and Utilities Ricardo Morales confirmed that the first provided image was illegible and that a second map was provided with the locations of the poles, street names, and the bridge location.

"This is an important project for us to complete in the process of moving these poles for the removal and then rebuilding of Peck's Road bridge," he said.