Where

Not listed on the city's Agenda Center

Time

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Recordings of City Council meetings: LTC (Lowell Telecommunications Corporation) (opens in new tab).

What was decided

The Council held public hearings on four Boston Gas main projects and referred them to the Wire Inspector. It voted down a motion on inactive voter legislation, referred several councilor requests to the City Manager, appointed three people to the Lowell Youth Commission, and adopted a $1,000 gift, a special election schedule moved to February 2, 2027, a contract with TRC Environmental Corp., and a $183,000 transfer for Ride Share. The Council also referred several citizen petitions to city departments and entered executive session to discuss HCID Parcel 15 negotiations, security cameras, and a potential TIF agreement with the Lowell Housing Authority.

Decisions recorded

• Referred Boston Gas's request to relocate a gas main on Stockbridge Avenue to the Wire Inspector for report and recommendation. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred Boston Gas's request to replace gas mains along Lawrence and Woburn Streets to the Wire Inspector. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred Boston Gas's request to replace gas mains on Leroy, Canal and Grove Streets to the Wire Inspector. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred Boston Gas's request to replace gas mains on Llewellyen, Beacon, Third and Bennett Streets to the Wire Inspector. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Failed a motion asking the City Manager to contact Lowell's state delegation about legislation on inactive voters, 4 yeas to 5 nays. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred to the City Manager a request for a report on implementation of the state law on inactive voters and voter education. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred to the City Manager a request for an update on installing Cambodian Town banners along Middlesex Street.
• Referred to the City Manager and City Clerk a request to offer language support and interpretation services at public meetings.
• Referred to the City Manager a request to explore options for increasing compliance with the noise ordinance for dumpster services. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred to the City Manager a request to explore adding a skatepark in Centralville, including possible locations. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred to the City Manager a request to explore a land co-op model to increase affordable homeownership.
• Referred to the City Manager a request to ask tax-exempt partners such as ULowell, MCC, and LHA for voluntary help preventing fire department brownouts.
• Referred to the City Manager a request to start the process to fill the vacant District 1 City Council seat.
• Appointed Dylan Quinones, Avry McKiernan, and Ariana Martinez to the Lowell Youth Commission. p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Withdrew a proposed $43,000 salary transfer from the agenda. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred the loan order for land acquisition at 276 Broadway for a Senior Center to a public hearing on October 20, 2026. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Accepted and adopted Wire Inspector orders for National Grid on South Highland Street and Boston Gas main replacements on Aiken, Dalton, Exeter, and Fulton Streets. p. 11page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred six property damage claims to the Law Department for report and recommendation. p. 11page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred Michael Malvesti's request for sidewalk infrastructure on Acropolis Road to the Transportation Engineer. p. 11page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred Sokmey Phe's request for a 15 Minute parking sign at 89 Loring Street to the Transportation Engineer. p. 11page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred Kennith Harkins' request regarding the condition of the City cemetery to the City Manager. p. 11page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred Yolanda Irizarry's request for a handicap parking sign at 33 4th Street to the Transportation Engineer. p. 12page 12 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Referred Phillip Fryns' request for a handicap parking sign at 55 London Street to the Transportation Engineer. p. 12page 12 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

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The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 427 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 16, 2026.

Agenda

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Terms used here

executive session

A part of a public meeting closed to the public. State law allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, negotiations, or personnel matters.

TIF

Tax increment financing: a district where some of the new property tax from development is set aside, for public projects or for the development itself.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting's agenda in the City of Lowell's Agenda Center (opens in new tab). First recorded by Lowell Publick on October 12, 2026.