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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE The Economic Development Subcommittee of the city council met before the regular meeting. CM Lynch and Adam Baacke made the same presentation on economic development that they gave at the Lowell Plan Breakfast last month. My report on that event covers most of what Baacke said tonight.…
Read More »Nancy Greene, a Lowellian who lived elsewhere but who recently moved back to the city, contributes another essay, this one about an event for women candidates that was held last weekend at the 119 Gallery. Here’s Nancy’s report: Last Saturday, October 19th, I attended Stacie Hargis’ Meet-Up at the 119…
Read More »“Safety is, at its core, a feeling. Statistically, we know that most of us won’t ever be direct victims of a crime such as gun violence. But we are all victims when we do not feel safe in our own community.” —Van Pech Van Pech, a candidate for Lowell City…
Read More »In case you missed it, here’s what happened at tonight’s Lowell City Council meeting: Councilor Lorrey: Request City Manager have the proper department develop recreation programs for individuals who fall under the ADA guidelines. (moved up on agenda). Jeff Wilson, chair of Lowell commission on disabilities spoke. The city needs…
Read More »This report on tonight’s council meeting is in four parts: First is about the appointment of Gerry Nutter to the Election Commission which passed 7 to 2. A full report on who said what is the subject of this earlier blog post. Second are the motions on the agenda (below).…
Read More »Here’s what the councilors had to say on the appointment of Gerry Nutter: Gerry Nutter appointment. Move to approve by Lorrey, seconded by Martin. Councilor Elliott comments: When he saw it on the agenda he thought it was a typo or a mistake. He thinks it’s a joke because no…
Read More »Here’s a new feature that I’m launching today. “Lowell Week in Review” will be published each Sunday (typically earlier in the day than this one) and will review political events in Lowell during the past, especially those that got attention on the local blogosphere. Here goes . . . At…
Read More »The following motion appears on the agenda of the upcoming October 15, 2013 Lowell City Council meeting: 24. C. Elliott. Req City Mgr modify Council email system This issue first came up at the council meeting this past Tuesday night. Here’s how I described it in my report on that…
Read More »Subcommittee consists of Councilors Bill Martin (chair), Rodney Elliott and Vesna Nuon. Much of what was said by councilors and members of the public seemed productive (aside from a racist rant blaming all problems on “illegal immigrants” and “slum landlords” by the first member of the public to speak). Here’s…
Read More »City Council candidate Derek Mitchell shared the following press release this evening: From Derek Mitchell, candidate for Lowell City Council Lowell — In contrast to recent community commentary, I believe the perceived distinctions between new and old Lowell to be false. We are all simply, ‘Lowell’, with common aspirations to…
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