Month: February 2025

Members Only Government was, if fact, happening last night. However, not much of it caught my interest. Some weeks the best government happens behind closed doors. If you’re not on the list, don’t even think about coming in. Indeed, on many a Tuesday night the hottest club in the city is Executive Session. Strobe lights,…

Charge your phone and pack a lunch. This is going to be a long one. Right Person? Yes. Right Time? Depends Who You Ask and When In April of 2022, Tom Golden entered into a five year contract to serve as city manager. Last week, with 26 months remaining on that deal, Councilor Mercier filed…

State of the City: A Welcome to 2025 and Beyond Good vibes were on the agenda in the form of the “2024 year in Review” aka the Manager’s annual “State of the City” address. If you watch one meeting this winter, this should be it. Last night, Manager Golden took the opportunity to tout some…

Aw, rats. On paper, I thought this would be an entertaining meeting. As usual, I was mostly wrong. The agenda promised hot topics such as a report on the Community Preservation Committee’s 2025 funding recommendations, an update on the status of issues at the Lowell High Project, and a motion response on the establishment of…