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Representative Rady Mom addresses the council on a bill he has filed to make firing a gun into a house a felony. Asks the council to formally vote to support this bill so it will aid its becoming law. Police Chief Taylor says this legislation is needed to fill a…
Read More »City Auditor report on snow and ice costs. City Manager says Governor Baker is lobbying FEMA to reimburse municipalities 100% for snow costs. Nothing definite but city preparing paper work just in case. Councilor Milinazzo asks city to investigate FEMA reimbursement of lost revenue for some businesses. Manager says he’ll…
Read More »(I attended the Transportation Subcommittee meeting earlier Tuesday night and so was unable to watch this meeting live so I watched the LTC replay online on Saturday morning, Feb 28). Vice Chair Leahy is chairing the meeting; Mayor Elliott is absent. Council endorses the 2015 Open Space & Recreation Plan. …
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Lowell City Council: February 17, 2015 Motion Responses Rita Mercier asks if there are any plans to make some streets one way due to their narrowness from snowbanks. Manager Murphy says it’s an excellent suggestion. Mentions Lowell has highest snow fall totals in US. Says there’s a meeting tomorrow to…
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City Manager gives an update on snow removal costs. January was the snowiest month ever in Lowell. From Jan 21 to Feb 10, about 70 inches of snow fell on Lowell. DPW did a heroic job. The city has 275 miles of streets in addition to schools, city parking lots,…
Read More »Presentation by Kerrie D’Entremont of Greater Lowell Health Alliance on efforts to address opioid epidemic. She said this is an urgent, unmet, public health crisis. The Alliance has been involved with setting up unwanted medication turn-in opportunities and making Narcan more available. Also youth education efforts. Says funding is spread thin…
Read More »Reappointment of Nancy Pitkin, Salmira Mitchell and Marianne Gries to Pollard Memorial Library board of trustees. Endorsed unanimously by council. Vote to trade parking spaces for WCAP employees at Early Garage in exchange for radio advertisements promoting the city of Lowell. Manager Murphy says there’s been such an arrangement with…
Read More »Mayor Elliott and Councilor Mercier are not present (they are visiting Cambodia). Council discussing report on vacancy rates in downtown. Acknowledge that there are challenges beyond the control of the city. For example, the city found a tenant for a large retail space that is vacant but the building owner…
Read More »Mayor Elliott opens the meeting by introducing UMass Lowell students from a Community Psychology class and has their instructor tell the council about the class. Motion Responses by City Manager Councilor Leahy questions the detour that uses Pevey Street to bypass the bridge repairs on Broadway; suggests Middlesex St be…
Read More »Carole Cowan Retiring President of Middlesex Community College Carole Cowan is honored by the City Council and by State Senator Eileen Donoghue (on behalf of herself and Representatives Golden and Nangle). Public Hearing: To adopt the minimum residential factor No speakers for or against. CFO Connor Baldwin gives council presentation…
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