Government · Board of Assessors
Assessors deny three abatement requests, approve four exemptions
The Board of Assessors voted unanimously to deny three motor vehicle excise tax abatement applications and approve four property tax exemptions.
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Government · Zoning Board
Zoning Board Approves Roberts Street Project 4-0
The Lowell Zoning Board of Appeals approved, 4-0 with one recusal, a special permit modification and variances letting a developer retain a two-family home and build a new single-family house at 37-39 Roberts Street.
Government · Other Committee
Commission Approves Teen-Access Permit 2-1, Over Objection
Lowell License Commission split 2-1 to let 18-to-20-year-olds into a hip-hop festival event despite safety concerns.
Government · Other Committee
Veterans panel approves $500 for memorial wall
The Lowell Veterans Commission voted unanimously to put $500 toward a memorial wall funding shortfall and set plans for a new plaque honoring a fallen Lowell soldier.
Government · Conservation
Lowell Panel Orders NOI, Delays Two Wetland Cases
The Lowell Conservation Commission required a full wetlands permit for a culvert project and delayed two other cases to October 28.
Government · City Council
City Council Approves Housing Authority Restrictions Release
City Council unanimously authorized release of land restrictions for Lowell Housing Authority in 10-0 vote. The authorization permitted housing construction to proceed on authority property.
Government · Board of Assessors
Board of Assessors certifies FY27 values; approves exemptions
Lowell Board of Assessors certified FY27 property values on final approval September 28. Chief Assessor Ellen M. Brideau, Deputy Chief Assessor Ryan E. Rondeau, and Assessor Amy Lombardo approved seven statutory exemptions covering five asset classifications during the meeting. One Clause 41C
Government · School Committee
School Committee Adopts New Restraint Policy Under State Rules
School Committee voted unanimously to adopt a new restraint policy governing use of time-out, seclusion, and physical restraint.
Government · Board of Health
Board OKs fish-cleaning variance for seafood shop
Lowell Board of Health unanimously grants a Pine Street seafood market the right to clean whole fish for customers. The board voted 5-0 to let I Got Crabs & Seafood, 6 Pine Street, descale and eviscerate finfish under a hazard-control plan owner Phan Trieu called meticulous enough that Sr.
Government · City Council Rules Subcommittee
Rules Panel Refers Revised Rulebook to Council
Lowell's Rules Subcommittee unanimously referred a revised council rulebook to the full City Council.
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