City Council

Mimi Parseghian previews tomorrow’s Lowell City Council meeting: The Lowell City Council agenda for tomorrow night’s meeting might be the most extensive in quite a few months.  This may be due to a combination of City Manager Kevin Murphy’s ending his tenure in a month and a flurry of motions…

Thanks to Mimi Parseghian for covering last night’s Lowell City Council meeting while I attended the screening and discussion of the Citizen Jane: Battle for the City film. Here’s Mimi’s report: Roll Call: Eight (8) Present, David Conway is still absent due to illness. Recognition of Lowell High School Boys…

Mimi Parseghian previews tomorrow’s Lowell City Council meeting: In spite of a two week break, the Lowell City Council agenda is relatively light. But I have learned that the length of the City Council Agenda does not have a direct correlation to the duration of the meeting nor to the…

Selecting a City Manager Hiring a new city manager for Lowell is a big deal. Consequently, today’s post will deal exclusively with how that process was conducted the last time a city manager was hired, with some Lowell political history tossed in for context. City Manager Kevin Murphy’s announcement this…

To learn more about the various reports and motion responses on tonight’s agenda, check out Mimi Parseghian’s City Council Preview from yesterday. Roll Call: Mayor Samaras (flu) and Councilor Conway (knee surgery) absent. Councilor Nuon chairs the meeting. Councilor Mercier is sitting in Conway’s seat, not in her usual place.…

Mimi Parseghian preview’s tomorrow’s Lowell City Council meeting: From now on, I will refrain from applying any adjectives to this week City Council agenda.  Last week I called it relatively short but the meeting was anything but that. City Manager Responses, Communications and Votes: There are quite a few interesting…

COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY MANAGER Motion Responses (see Mimi Parseghian’s “City Council Preview” post for more details on these reports): Pedestrian Safety at Intersection of Pawtucket Blvd. and Rourke Bridge. Councilor Conway thanks CM Murphy for the report. Says the report indicates pedestrian safety will be enhanced. Utopian Park Hydro Sculpture.…

Mimi Parseghian preview’s tomorrow night’s Lowell City Council meeting: The Agenda for the Lowell City Council’s sixth meeting of the year is relatively short compared to the previous two weeks. The motions that are responded to by the Administration are for the most part routine and provide updates rather than…

MAYOR’S BUSINESS Recognition – African Cultural Association’s distinguished guest, Professor Plo Lumumba (legal educator, anti-corruption activist). Lumumba praises US for its willingness to take people from all over the world and bring them together. He says Africa struggles with Democracy. He thanks the Council for allowing him to come here…

Mimi Parseghian preview’s tomorrow night’s Lowell City Council meeting: This week’s City Council Agenda is quite heavy both in the number of items and the significance of the raised topics. It will be a long meeting. After this long agenda, the City Council is going into Executive Session. Unlike some…