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Month: January 2022
Council Mtg. Recap January 25, 2022
1. A FULL AGENDA It took nearly three hours to work through a relatively heavy agenda. There were six motion responses, two substantive informational reports (CPA Funds and Cawley Stadium), and a whopping twenty four motions. Why it matters: There was some healthy debate last week as to whether new councilors should undergo something of…
Agenda Items for 1/25/22
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Council Mtg. Recap January 18, 2022
1. ARPA PUBLIC INPUT A discussion was held relative to a city response to motions filed by Councilors Mercier, Drinkwater and Nuon on the topic of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. In sum, the City is still in the process of figuring out what spending is allowed under the American Rescue Plan Act and…
Council Agenda Items for 1/18/22
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Council Mtg. Recap – Jan. 11, 2022
Focus on Personnel & Maintenance Issues New councilors dominated the discussion on issues of maintenance, personnel and the relationship between the two. Motions on building HVAC systems, the LHS project, catch basin cleaning, and pools all touched on the city’s recruitment, hiring, training and retention of qualified personnel. However, the motion garnering the most attention…
The Cost of Winning a Council Seat
As this is the first council elected via a hybrid system, I thought it would be interesting to review the last campaign season. Headed into the last election, I was interested to see whether the new system would make the financial barrier to seeking city office a bit more palatable for those seeking district…
Council Agenda Items for 1/11/22
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Council Meeting: January 4, 2022
First meeting of the new council. No need for a recap as Jacob Vitali of the Sun has an excellent summary: Nice WBUR article on Mayor Chau: https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/01/04/sokhary-chau-lowell-mayorcambodian-american