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
Lowell City Council approves preservation restrictions on two properties. The Council voted unanimously 9-0 to authorize preservation restrictions at 228 Worthen Street and 80 Gorham Street. The Council also unanimously approved out-of-state travel for the Lowell Police Department, with Councilors
Lowell City Council advances school bus safety measures following winter storm. The Council voted 11-0 to appoint Jeffrey Harris to the Historic Board and advanced 1st readings on ordinances establishing school bus violation detection monitoring and a stabilization fund, with public hearings set
Lowell City Council advances centralized facilities home rule petition despite school concerns. Councilor Robinson's motion to create a city-run facilities department passed 10-0, with Councilor McDonough recusing himself; City Solicitor Williams cautioned the petition would require changing
City Council approves amended high school loan with 9-1 vote. The motion, which reduces project management, architectural fees, and contingency amounts, will trigger a 1.6 percent property tax increase estimated at $2.8 million. Councilor Descoteaux noted the absence of cost concessions from lead
Lowell City Council pursues data center moratorium, establishes UNESCO task force. The City Council voted unanimously January 13 to direct the Law Department to draft a temporary moratorium on new or expanded data center facilities and create a Lowell Learning City Task Force to coordinate the
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