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Council Meeting Recap – January 17, 2023

Posted on January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 by Ryan Gilday

Government was happening last night. Maybe not as much as some councilors would have preferred, but let’s take a look. 1. New Show at the MRT Last night, representatives from the MRT were present to plug a new show titled “Letters From Home,” currently running until February 5th. The show is written and performed by…

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Mid-Term War Chests

Posted on January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 by Ryan Gilday

Apparently there’s an election this year? Big news, if true. I guess now would be a good time to check-in on the council to see where they are on the money end of things. The Office of Campaign and Political Finance is an independent state agency that administers the state’s campaign finance laws. OCPF is the…

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Council Meeting Recap – January 10, 2023

Posted on January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 by Ryan Gilday

More like half a recap. Maybe 60%? I dunno. I was streaming the LTC feed and at about 7:45 p.m. something happened to my audio. I’m not sure if the problem was on my end or theirs (though there is no replay up today, so maybe they are still having some issues). In any event…

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Going Through the Motions of 2022

Posted on January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 by Ryan Gilday

Like most of you, I just completed my year-end review of 2022’s council motions. I would have liked to get this post up sooner, but I got sidetracked with work and holiday commitments. More importantly, this project was the wrong combination of tedious and pointless. As such, what seemed like a good idea in early…

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Council Meeting Recap – December 20, 2022

Posted on December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 by Ryan Gilday

If Council Meetings are Christmas presents, last night was a water pistol that shoots jelly. Clocking-in at about an hour, last night was one of (if not the) shortest meeting(s) of the year. As the Council voted to cancel next Tuesday’s meeting, this was also the last meeting of 2022. This may be a good…

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Council Meeting Recap – December 13, 2022

Posted on December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 by Ryan Gilday

Government was happening last night – however, I don’t have much to add in the way of a summary. Last night’s meeting didn’t lend itself very well to the type of recap I like to write. As such, I kind of don’t want to do it. It’s like the Sun over here this morning. Perhaps…

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Council Meeting Recap – December 6, 2022

Posted on December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 by Ryan Gilday

Government was happening last night – here’s my highlights: 1. Gonna Need Some Money for Parking Last Thursday, some crackpot had a post about parking wherein the City’s Comprehensive 2021 Parking Study was referenced. The timing couldn’t have been better as last night the council was asked to vote on a transfer of $2,834,616.17 from…

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Parking Policy is a Spectator Sport

Posted on December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 by Ryan Gilday

On November 28 Manager Golden met with the Lowell Downtown Neighborhood Association to discuss his proposal to eliminate overnight parking in the downtown neighborhood. The Manager’s argument was twofold: (1) eliminating overnight parking would make it easier to clean streets and remove snow; and (2) freeing-up spots would make the downtown more hospitable businesses. The…

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Council Meeting Recap – November 22, 2022

Posted on November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 by Ryan Gilday

1. Fire Department Overtime Budget Most of last night’s calories were burned on a vote relative to the Fire Department overtime budget: That the amount of Nine Hundred Thousand and 00/100 ($900,000) Dollars be hereby further appropriated by raising from the FY2023 tax levy, additional local receipts, and offset receipts and appropriating to the Lowell…

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Council Meeting Recap – November 15, 2022

Posted on November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 by Ryan Gilday

1. Kalamata, Greece: Sister City Update Our new “sister city” relationship with the city that gifted us both Yanni and its olives is already bearing more fruit. In April of this year, Lowell formally entered into an agreement with Kalamata based on a “collective interest to broaden and strengthen ties between the two cities.” As,…

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