Where

City Council Chamber, 375 Merrimack Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA / Zoom (Hybrid)

From the posted agenda, as read by AI. The agenda is the official notice; check it before you go.

How to take part

• Attend in person at City Council Chamber, 375 Merrimack Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA / Zoom (Hybrid).
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What's on the agenda

The agenda includes budget votes, including $1.5 million for Fire and $1.1 million for LPD. It also includes an executive session on a Tax Increment Exemption agreement with 78-80 Middlesex Street, LLC.

Agenda items

• Proclamation - Breast Cancer Awareness
• Citation - Kolthyda (Nina) Hok
• Motion: Identify underutilized public spaces and explore improvements to increase foot traffic downtown
• Motion: Information on the anticipated opening of Bicentennial Park on Jackson Street
• Motion: Examine the on-ramp from Centralville to the Hunts Falls Rotary, including yield signage
• Motion: Public Flock camera demonstration with a question-and-answer session
• Motion: Send a letter opposing repurposing the ICC into any type of shelter
• Motion: Report on the yearly cost of a property tax increase freeze for seniors over 75 who have owned and lived in their home more than 30 years

Show 20 more items

• Motion response: Tree Committee October 2026 update
• Motion response: Father Maguire
• Motion response: 105 Market Street
• Motion response: Non Profit PILOT letter
• Informational report: Traffic Ordinance
• Informational report: Career Center Performance FY2026
• Appointment of new members to various boards and commissions
• Vote: MRF FY2027
• Vote: Amend JAM Plan - 278 Middlesex Street
• Vote: $1.5 million supplemental appropriation - Fire
• Vote: Transfer $180,430 - PEG Fund
• Vote: Transfer $1.1 million - Free Cash LPD
• Report: Non-Profit Organization SC October 20, 2026
• Claims - (2) Property Damage
• Petition: Ryan Underwood request to address Council about a tree encroaching property at 38 Foch Street
• Boston Gas request to replace gas main at 61 Durant Street
• Boston Gas request to install gas main on Old Ferry Road to Pawtucket Boulevard
• Boston Gas request to replace existing gas main on 18th Street alongside 598 Beacon Street
• National Grid request to install handhole in sidewalk in front of 114 Merrimack Street
• Executive session: potential Tax Increment Exemption (TIE) agreement with 78-80 Middlesex Street, LLC, and ongoing negotiations on HCID Parcel 2A (Cabot, Cabot & Forbes)

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

Agenda posted on the city website (PDF, 126 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 24, 2026.

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.

free cash

Money left over from the last fiscal year, once the state certifies it, that the council or town meeting can vote to spend or save.

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 24, 2026.