City Council

City Council votes unanimously to establish a Solid Waste and Recycling Enterprise Fund, formalizing how waste management and recycling operations are financed and administered. The council also accepted a $121,000 state gaming mitigation grant and approved a $118,750 unemployment budget transfer,

Lowell City Council adopts data center moratorium after extended public debate. The Council voted 10 to 0, with Councilor Rourke abstaining due to a conflict of interest, to restrict data center development while the city studies environmental and community impacts. Business advocates, including

City Council votes to explore independent legal counsel. The Lowell City Council voted 10-1 to direct the City Manager to report on securing independent legal counsel for the Council's use, with Councilor Descoteaux dissenting over Charter-language concerns confirmed by City Solicitor Williams.

City Council defeats Senior Center lease in deadlocked 5-5-1 vote. The contentious decision centered on a proposed 15-year lease agreement funded through Community Development Block Grant money, with the council evenly split over legal protections and financial terms. Chair M. Gitschier and Council

School bus violation detection monitoring wins council approval for student and pedestrian safety. The city voted to adopt the system, which will deploy cameras on 55 school buses to detect vehicles passing with red lights flashing. The annual cost is $170,000; the city projects approximately