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Mimi Parseghian previews tomorrow night’s Lowell City Council meeting: This week’s City Council agenda is relatively light on Administrative items but heavy with City Council motions. Executive Session Minutes: For the second time this year, “minutes” from Executive Session have been released. Besides telling us who was present and absent,…
Read More »Lowell Quarter Launch Event There are certain public events that help define Lowell. Some, like the first time the National Folk Festival was in Lowell or the first game played by the Lowell Spinners baseball team, you expect to be memorable. Others sneak up on you. That’s what happened Wednesday…
Read More »Mimi Parseghian shares her observations on politics and current events this week: Almost every week, City Manage Eileen Donoghue bring forth appointments of Lowell residents to various boards and commissions. Last April, responding to a Council motion, the Administration presented a comprehensive list of all the members on the Boards…
Read More »Executive Session February 5, 2019 at 5:00 PM Executive Session – 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. ADJOURNMENT Regular Meeting February 5, 2019 at 6:30 PM ROLL CALL – all present…
Read More »Mimi Parseghian previews tomorrow’s Lowell City Council meeting: MOTION RESPONSES Inspection of City Pedestrian Signs Motion (1/15/19) by Councilor K. Cirillo and E. Kenney “Request City Manager have the proper department provide the City Council with a list of all City-owned and state-owned pedestrian crossing signs inspect all City owned…
Read More »Lowell Quarter Release Excitement is building for Wednesday’s launch of the new Lowell quarter. The event begins at 10am (on February 6, 2019) at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium which will be packed with school children and members of the community. Once the formal festivities are over, you can cash in…
Read More »Mimi Parseghian shares her observations on Lowell and national politics this week: On Tuesday, the City Council entertained a motion on the “Dangerous Flow of Traffic at the Intersection of First Street, Bradley Street and Route 110.” If you are not familiar with those streets, this is the route that…
Read More »Mimi Parseghian previews tomorrow’s Lowell City Council meeting. A memo on the Free Cash Certification from City Auditor Bryan Perry leads this week’s City Council agenda. Auditor Perry informed the City Council that the Department of Revenue (DOR) has certified “free cash” for the City to be $2,513,634 as…
Read More »Open for Business Thanks to everyone at Lowell National Historical Park for the rapid re-opening just hours after the 35 day federal government shutdown ended. With an early tweet yesterday morning, the Park announced that it would be open its regular Saturday hours. It’s been said that you don’t appreciate…
Read More »Mimi Parseghian shares some observations on Lowell politics for this week: SCHOOL BUDGET FORMULA On Wednesday, Governor Charlie Baker introduced his budget for Fiscal 2020 and according to the Globe it includes a “$1.1 billion, seven-year overhaul of the state’s embattled school budget formula, the centerpiece of a $42.7 billion…
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