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Lowell City Council looks forward | #citycouncil

LOWELL — Old and new Lowell was on the agenda during Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, with business ranging from signs to solar panels and from energy rates to sustainability. Historic landmarks were on the minds of Councilors Corey Robinson and Rita Mercier, who asked City Manager Tom Golden for updates on the potential restoration of The […]

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Lowell City Council considers next steps on homeless, other issues | #citycouncil

LOWELL — After months of almost weekly speakers, discussions and motions on the issue of the unhoused, the City Council takes a break from the conversation at Tuesday’s meeting. The council is circling back to the bread-and-butter issues that marked the first part of their inaugural term: streets and traffic, trash and recycling and budget […]

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Rourke Bridge on Lowell City Council agenda | #citycouncil

LOWELL — If you blinked, you would have missed the action that took place at the fast-moving City Council meeting on Jan. 10, that touched on LGBTQ equity issues in Lowell, unhoused encampments and other business before the body. On Tuesday, the council continues its high-octane pace, receiving motion responses from City Manager Tom Golden, […]

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Unhoused residents speak at Lowell City Council meeting | #citycouncil

LOWELL — In an unprecedented show of self-advocacy and organization, a dozen members of the unhoused community attended the City Council meeting on Dec. 13, to speak to the city’s Winter Weather Emergency Plan. A previous motion by Councilor Wayne Jenness requested that City Manager Tom Golden “have the proper department provide a report on […]

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Lowell City Council updated on flood relief efforts | #citycouncil

LOWELL — During Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, Councilor Wayne Jenness called Lowell “the biggest small town I’ve ever lived in.” He was describing Lowell’s emergency response and recovery operations to the devastating post-Thanksgiving flood that destroyed the internal systems of a Lowell Housing Authority building on Moody Street in The Acre neighborhood. The eight-story […]

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