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Conservation Commission approves Audubon education center with standard conditions.

Lowell Conservation Commission approves Massachusetts Audubon education center on Varnum Avenue. The commission unanimously cleared a Notice of Intent for the project, which will include a one-story education center, farm building, parking lot, walking trails, and drainage infrastructure within the

Subcommittee reviews tax increment programs and enforcement.

City Council Economic Development Sub Committee reviews tax incentive program design. Yovani Baez-Rose and Maria Dickinson of the Department of Planning and Development outlined three state-authorized incentive structures: EDFIP, HDIP, and UCH-TIF, all requiring City Council approval for individual

City Council approves $4.7 million transportation grant and waste fee amendments

Lowell City Council approves $4.7M transportation grant. The council unanimously approved a $4,745,366 MassDOT transportation grant and adopted amendments to the city waste fee schedule following a public hearing. Additional votes accepted a $30,000 donation from All People Church, approved

Assessors approve tax exemptions

Lowell Assessors approve 24 exemptions in April session. The Board of Assessors held a 40-minute meeting April 2 to address exemption and abatement applications. Unanimous approval was granted to 24 tax exemptions across two programs: 13 fiscal year 2027 3ABC applications and 11 statutory

Planning Board denies repetitive petition for 75 Chapel Street site plan.

Planning Board unanimously rejects resubmitted 75 Chapel Street site plan. NLK Homes, LLC presented revisions including one-way traffic signage and landscaping changes, but Chairman Linnehan and Board members found the modifications cosmetic rather than substantial under state repetitive petition