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The summer meeting schedule of once every two weeks combined with end of the fiscal year administrative transfers have helped make this week’s City Council agenda one of the longest in a while. Although the City has reached an agreement on the voting law suit, the Executive Sessions, at the…
Read More »Two years ago eleven Lowell residents sued the city on the grounds that the current method of electing members of the city council and school committee violates the Federal voting rights act and the U.S. Constitution by diluting the votes of minority residents of the city. After many months of…
Read More »This week’s City Council agenda is dominated by a series of votes required in preparation for the vote on the FY 2020 budget. MOTION RESPONSES No Left Turn Gorham: Motion (5/14/19) by Councilor Karen Cirillo “Request 5/14 City Manager have the proper department replace the ‘No Left Turn’ sign for…
Read More »This week’s City Council agenda begins with the continue discussion and public hearing on the establishment of an ordinance creating a “Monument Committee.” It ends with another Executive Session. “The Monument Committee shall establish policies governing the naming or dedication of public spaces, whether they be inside public buildings or…
Read More »For the third week in a row and for the ninth time this year, the City Council agenda will end with an Executive Session to discuss the election lawsuit. The first item to be presented and discussed are FY 2018 Audited Financial Statements; FY2018 Management Letter from the auditors Powers…
Read More »This week’s City Council agenda features a major vote on the high school, the report on the repair of the “damage” at Shedd Park caused by a bicycle race and what has now become a standard item, “City Council – Executive Session: “Regarding Matter Of Litigation, Namely Huot Et Al.…
Read More »This week’s City Council agenda will begin with 4 Recognitions under the Mayor’s Business. The first is Lowell Veteran’s Commission Veteran of the Month; the second is Massachusetts Stat e Treasurer’s Office: SoarMA Program. SoarMA is a two-year pilot program, that offers seventh grade students seed-funded savings accounts. This initiative…
Read More »Preview of tomorrow night’s Lowell City Council meeting by Mimi Parseghian. City Council is back in session this week and so is the repetitive agenda item of Executive Session to discuss “Matter of litigation, namely Huot et al. vs City of Lowell, public discussion of which could have a detrimental…
Read More »This week’s City Council meeting has a packed agenda, which concludes with another Executive Session to discuss “matter of litigation, namely Huot et al. v. City of Lowell, public discussion of which could have a detrimental effect on the City’s position.” This will be the 6th Executive Session this year.…
Read More »This week City Council agenda contains another Executive Session to discuss the on-going legal case regarding the municipal voting structure; “Regarding Matter of Litigation, Namely Huot et al. V. City of Lowell, public discussion of which could have a detrimental effect on the City’s position. It has been well over…
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