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Council Meeting Recap: May 9, 2023

Posted on May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 by Ryan Gilday

1. Homelessness Is Now a Public Health Crisis – “But what does that mean?” This was the the question posed by Maura Fitzpatrick, our director of Homelessness Initiatives after the Council voted 10-0 in support of the following motion: C. Rourke/C. Robinson/C. Scott/C. Yem – Req. City Of Lowell Declare Homelessness A Public Health Crisis….

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Council Meeting Recap: May 2, 2023

Posted on May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 by Ryan Gilday

As the city had a computer issue last week, there was no new agenda for this week’s meeting. Rather, the Council used this week’s time to clean up a small handful of items that they did not reach last week. Clocking in at about an hour and a half, this was a relatively quick meeting,…

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Council Meeting Recap: April 25, 2023

Posted on April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 by Ryan Gilday

I usually try to keep these light and/or stupid, but there’s just no way to work nonsense into a discussion on human rights violations and arresting the homeless. 1. Twisted Sister The meeting was far and away dominated by the following motions: M. Chau/C. Yem – Req. City Mgr. Have Law Department Provide A Report…

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Council Meeting Recap: April 11, 2023

Posted on April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 by Ryan Gilday

Walking back into the meeting recap game after taking a week off: Unfortunately, the meeting itself was a bit of a drag, and skipping two in a row is tempting. However, I’m seeing a disturbing uptick in Dracut-politics on Inside Lowell lately. God only knows what those rubes are always fighting about but someone needs…

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Council Meeting Recap: March 28, 2023

Posted on March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 by Ryan Gilday

1. Law Department Update 2. Bad Bills Every so often, Comcast skips my monthly bill, then sends me a “double bill” the following month. There’s no extra charge or late fee – so I’m not sure as to how they’re screwing me – but I’m certain it’s happening somehow. This has nothing to do with…

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Saturday Morning Council Meeting Recap: March 25, 2023

Posted on March 25, 2023March 25, 2023 by Ryan Gilday

…the Lowell City Council: our heroes painted themselves into a corner with an agenda that would take well over 3 and 1/2 hours to complete. As such, they voted to continue the meeting to a Saturday. You mess with the bull, you get the horns. I’ll try to keep it brief as I’ve already outdone…

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Zoning Subcommittee & ADUs

Posted on March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 by Ryan Gilday

In his final State of the City address, Haverhill Mayor Jim Fiorentini said the most critical challenge the city faces today is to provide enough housing for residents, which he called a “moral issue.” “To combat this, we’ve changed our zoning laws to allow for more housing and accessory dwelling units.” When I look at…

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Council Meeting Recap: March 21, 2023

Posted on March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 by Ryan Gilday

There was a very full agenda for the March 14th meeting. Tragically, that meeting got cancelled due to a snow storm and all items on that agenda carried over to this week’s meeting. I assumed that they would go easy on adding to that agenda for the March 21st meeting. My assumption was wrong as…

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Council Meeting Recap: March 7, 2023

Posted on March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 by Ryan Gilday

1. Quick Update on the HCD I was hoping for more discussion on the response to the following motion: Councilors Jenness and Drinkwater – Request City Manager Have Proper Department Explore the Potential For Targeted Mixed Use Development On One Or More Remaining City-Owned Parcels Within The HCID And Report. I was happy to see…

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Council Meeting Recap: February 28, 2023

Posted on March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 by Ryan Gilday

I missed last week’s meeting and I should probably skip this week too as I’ve got nothing this morning. However, I’d hate to disappoint the dozen or so people in the market for a council meeting recap, so here we go: 1. Voting Machines A few weeks back, a poll worker addressed the council on…

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